Chapter 5. Mothers' Health and Dietary Practices

Table 5.5. Percent of mothers who changed their diet in each way while they were breastfeeding by infant age¹, among mothers who breastfed during these periods Infant Feeding Practices Study II
		N	Eat more	Eat less	Eat about the same	Did not eat before or now	Total(%)
Milk or other dairy foods	Month 0-2	1,548	28.8	13.3	57.1	0.8	100
	Month 3-5	1,125	26.4	9.5	63.5	0.6	100
	Month 6-7	861	23.9	7.5	67.9	0.6	100
Eggs	Month 0-2	1,550	13.9	9.2	73.0	4.0	100
	Month 3-5	1,142	14.3	6.7	75.3	3.8	100
	Month 6-7	856	10.2	4.7	81.8	3.4	100
Canned tuna	Month 0-2	1,544	7.6	13.4	54.7	24.3	100
	Month 3-5	1,129	7.3	14.6	53.8	24.4	100
	Month 6-7	859	5.8	14.6	56.9	22.7	100
Swordfish, shark, tile fish, or king mackerel	Month 0-2	1,545	0.7	6.9	10.6	81.7	100
	Month 3-5	1,135	0.9	7.1	11.0	81.0	100
	Month 6-7	852	0.2	8.0	11.6	80.2	100
Any other type of fish	Month 0-2	1,545	4.9	8.3	52.9	33.9	100
	Month 3-5	1,120	5.2	8.2	53.1	33.5	100
	Month 6-7	857	4.6	8.8	57.4	29.3	100
Shellfish	Month 0-2	1,538	1.2	9.1	42.3	47.3	100
	Month 3-5	1,128	1.8	8.7	44.9	44.6	100
	Month 6-7	850	0.8	8.2	46.5	44.5	100
Luncheon meats	Month 0-2	1,545	7.1	14.2	68.5	10.2	100
	Month 3-5	1,125	5.9	12.7	70.7	10.8	100
	Month 6-7	860	3.6	12.4	71.6	12.3	100
Nuts, peanuts, or peanut butter	Month 0-2	1,540	17.1	9.7	69.5	3.7	100
	Month 3-5	1,134	15.3	9.7	71.3	3.6	100
	Month 6-7	853	15.1	8.7	74.1	2.1	100
Alcoholic drinks	Month 0-2	1,547	1.7	31.1	11.5	55.7	100
	Month 3-5	1,126	1.4	32.6	13.6	52.4	100
	Month 6-7	858	1.0	32.5	15.7	50.7	100
Vitamin or mineral supplements	Month 0-2	1,549	26.1	4.2	62.2	7.6	100
	Month 3-5	1,139	27.0	4.6	59.0	9.5	100
	Month 6-7	860	27.1	3.5	60.3	9.1	100
Any herbal or botanical supplement	Month 0-2	1,541	5.1	6.6	11.7	76.7	100
	Month 3-5	1,127	5.2	5.9	14.3	74.5	100
	Month 6-7	857	4.7	6.9	13.7	74.8	100
¹Table is based on variables: M2D7A-K, M5D6A-K, M7D6A-K