Chapter 4. Infant Health |
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Table 4.6. Percent of babies with stools of each texture in the past 7 days by infant age1,2 Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| Infant age in months | N | Hard | Formed | Soft | Semiwatery | Watery |
| 2 | 2,538 | 1.3 | 10.1 | 52.1 | 44.4 | 10.5 |
| 3 | 2,382 | 1.2 | 12.0 | 56.6 | 39.6 | 9.6 |
| 4 | 2,228 | 2.7 | 17.7 | 59.4 | 39.6 | 8.9 |
| 5 | 2,172 | 3.1 | 25.7 | 61.9 | 28.5 | 4.9 |
| 6 | 2,093 | 4.3 | 38.6 | 65.2 | 18.3 | 2.8 |
| 7 | 2,014 | 5.6 | 47.5 | 63.8 | 10.7 | 2.4 |
| 9 | 1,935 | 5.3 | 54.0 | 63.4 | 10.0 | 1.7 |
| 10 | 1,797 | 5.8 | 54.8 | 61.7 | 8.6 | 2.1 |
| 12 | 1,802 | 7.1 | 57.5 | 60.0 | 9.1 | 2.4 |
1Table is based on variables: M2A26, M3A27, M4A28, M5A31, M6A30, M7A30, M9A34, MXA37, MWA33 2Row percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply |
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