Table 2 Demographic profile of participants, their infants and the current feeding mode

Participant characteristics

Age (years) (M)

29 ± 8

Education

Trade certificate

n = 17

Incomplete high school

n = 5

Complete high school

n = 6

Incomplete university degree

n = 1

Ethnicity (self-identified)

Australian

n = 20

Caucasian

n = 5

Other

n = 4

Region

NSW

n = 17

ACT

n = 12

Infant characteristics

Age, months (M)

6.5 ± 4.5

Males

n = 16

Feeding mode

Feeding solids

n = 18

Breastfeeding exclusively (in conjunction with solids)

n = 20 (n = 12)

Formula feeding exclusively (in conjunction with solids)

n = 7 (n = 5)

Mixed feeding exclusively (in conjunction with solids)

n = 2 (n = 1)

Older siblings

n = 14