Chapter 4. Infant Health

Table 4.6. Percent of babies with stools of each texture in the past 7 days by infant age1,2

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

Infant age in months N Hard Formed Soft Semiwatery Watery
2 2,538 1.3 10.1 52.1 44.4 10.5
3 2,382 1.2 12.0 56.6 39.6 9.6
4 2,228 2.7 17.7 59.4 39.6 8.9
5 2,172 3.1 25.7 61.9 28.5 4.9
6 2,093 4.3 38.6 65.2 18.3 2.8
7 2,014 5.6 47.5 63.8 10.7 2.4
9 1,935 5.3 54.0 63.4 10.0 1.7
10 1,797 5.8 54.8 61.7 8.6 2.1
12 1,802 7.1 57.5 60.0 9.1 2.4

1Table is based on variables: M2A26, M3A27, M4A28, M5A31, M6A30, M7A30, M9A34, MXA37, MWA33

2Row percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply