Table 3 Primary reason for weaning according to infants' age at weaning
From: Breastfeeding and weaning practices among Hong Kong mothers: a prospective study
| Â | Â | Infants' age in months when no longer receiving any breastmilk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Total (N = 1103)a % | <1 (n= 469) % | 1 to <3 (n= 322) % | 3 to <6 (n= 132) % | 6 to <9 (n= 97) % | 9 to <12 (n= 83) % |
Insufficient milk | 34.5 | 36.7 | 31.1 | 37.1 | 35.1 | 30.1 |
Returning to Work†| 31.4 | 12.6 | 58.7 | 48.5 | 23.7 | 13.3 |
Baby is always hungry†| 14.1 | 21.5 | 11.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 7.2 |
Maternal illness†| 11.7 | 17.3 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 12.1 |
Sucking/latching problems†| 10.9 | 17.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 10.8 |
Fatigue/stress†| 10.3 | 15.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
Inconvenient/too time consuming | 8.9 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 4.8 |
Nipple/breast pain†| 5.7 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 7.2 |
Infant illness†| 4.8 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Right time to wean†| 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 19.6 | 13.3 |
Poor weight gain | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |