Table 3 Cumulative numbers and percentages of infants introduced to various liquids and foods by time after delivery, for 480 mothers and infants with any breastfeeding data
| Â | Time after delivery* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 2Â weeks | 6Â weeks | 10Â weeks | 14Â weeks | 5Â months | 6Â months |
Liquid or food | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Formula | - | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 13 (3) |
Water | - | 3 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (1) | 21 (4) | 283 (59) |
Glucose water | 1 (<1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 10 (2) | 76 (16) |
Milk, cow or goat | - | 3 (1) | 8 (2) | 10 (2) | 29 (6) | 316 (66) |
Juice | - | - | - | 2 (<1) | 9 (2) | 134 (28) |
Porridge | - | - | - | 4 (1) | 24 (5) | 352 (73) |
Fruit | - | 3 (1) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 18 (4) | 205 (43) |
Tea | - | - | - | - | - | 81 (17) |
Combined** | 1 (<1) | 12 (3) | 20 (4) | 24 (5) | 53 (11) | 408 (85) |