Chapter 5. Mothers' Health and Dietary Practices |
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Table 5.6. Percent of mothers giving each reason for eating less of each food by infant age1,2, among mothers who ate less of these foods during each age while they were breastfeeding Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| N | Food is not healthy for my baby |
To prevent food allergy in my baby |
Recommended by a health professional |
Recommended by a friend or relative |
Other reasons |
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| Milk or other dairy foods | Month 0-2 |
204 | 4.9 | 36.8 | 29.4 | 4.4 | 40.2 |
| Month 3-5 |
107 | 6.5 | 47.7 | 29.0 | 4.7 | 36.4 | |
| Month 6-7 |
65 | 7.7 | 50.8 | 26.2 | 3.1 | 35.4 | |
| Eggs | Month 0-2 |
141 | 2.1 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 78.0 |
| Month 3-5 |
75 | 4.0 | 24.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 64.0 | |
| Month 6-7 |
40 | 0.0 | 27.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 67.5 | |
| Canned tuna | Month 0-2 |
205 | 37.6 | 8.8 | 18.0 | 2.9 | 38.5 |
| Month 3-5 |
164 | 40.9 | 7.3 | 18.9 | 1.8 | 38.4 | |
| Month 6-7 |
125 | 42.4 | 8.8 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 37.6 | |
| Swordfish, shark, tile fish, or king mackerel | Month 0-2 |
106 | 61.3 | 6.6 | 22.6 | 3.8 | 17.9 |
| Month 3-5 |
80 | 61.3 | 7.5 | 27.5 | 1.3 | 16.3 | |
| Month 6-7 |
68 | 64.7 | 7.4 | 22.1 | 0.0 | 16.2 | |
| Any other type of fish | Month 0-2 |
126 | 33.3 | 10.3 | 16.7 | 2.4 | 40.5 |
| Month 3-5 |
91 | 39.6 | 8.8 | 16.5 | 1.1 | 33.0 | |
| Month 6-7 |
75 | 46.7 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 26.7 | |
| Shellfish | Month 0-2 |
139 | 31.7 | 20.1 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 41.0 |
| Month 3-5 |
96 | 37.5 | 19.8 | 18.8 | 2.1 | 26.0 | |
| Month 6-7 |
70 | 34.3 | 24.3 | 14.3 | 2.9 | 32.9 | |
| Luncheon meats | Month 0-2 |
218 | 39.9 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 48.6 |
| Month 3-5 |
142 | 42.3 | 4.2 | 11.3 | 1.4 | 43.7 | |
| Month 6-7 |
107 | 37.4 | 3.7 | 15.0 | 8.4 | 47.7 | |
| Nuts, peanuts, or peanut butter | Month 0-2 |
148 | 6.1 | 61.5 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 31.1 |
| Month 3-5 |
106 | 11.3 | 56.6 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 30.2 | |
| Month 6-7 |
74 | 5.4 | 67.6 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 21.6 | |
| Alcoholic drinks | Month 0-2 |
478 | 94.4 | 1.0 | 15.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Month 3-5 |
365 | 93.7 | 0.3 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | |
| Month 6-7 |
279 | 93.5 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 5.0 | |
| Vitamin or mineral supplements | Month 0-2 |
65 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 75.4 |
| Month 3-5 |
50 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 78.0 | |
| Month 6-7 |
30 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 63.3 | |
| Any herbal or botanical supplement | Month 0-2 |
101 | 53.5 | 4.0 | 17.8 | 1.0 | 30.7 |
| Month 3-5 |
65 | 55.4 | 3.1 | 12.3 | 4.6 | 23.1 | |
| Month 6-7 |
59 | 69.5 | 0.0 | 18.6 | 3.4 | 18.6 | |
1Table is based on
variables: M2D8A1-K5, M5D7A1-K5, M7D7A1-K5 |
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