Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.29. Percent of mothers introducing new foods to their babies with each frequency in the past 2 weeks by infant age1, among babies fed any food or drink besides breast milk or formula

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

Infant age
in months
N No new foods in the past 2 weeks About 1 per week or less often About 1 every 4 or 5 days About 1 every 3 days About 1 every 2 days About 1 every day More than 1 every day Total (%)
5 1,645 23.8 35.7 15.8 15.7 7.1 1.5 0.5 100
6 1,847 12.4 31.0 24.3 22.1 8.4 1.5 0.3 100
7 1,964 14.2 25.9 25.2 22.2 9.6 2.7 0.3 100
9 1,900 19.9 23.2 19.8 21.4 10.5 4.5 0.7 100
10 1,782 21.2 30.6 19.2 15.8 9.1 3.0 1.1 100
12 1,787 22.2 26.1 19.9 15.6 10.3 4.6 1.3 100

1Table is based on variables: M5A24, M6A23, M7A23, M9A25, MXA27, MWA24