Numbers of infants weighed and timing of weight on each occasion according to feeding method
| Breast fed | Formula fed | Mixed fed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight record | No of records | Timing (days) | No of records | Timing (days) | No of records | Timing (days) |
| Timing = median (10th–90th centile range). | ||||||
| 1st | 435 | 2.4 (1.5–4.7) | 415 | 2.4 (1.6–4.8) | 121 | 2.3 (1.5–4.9) |
| 2nd | 420 | 4.9 (3.7–7.7) | 396 | 5.0 (3.9–8.6) | 121 | 4.8 (3.4–9.0) |
| 3rd | 380 | 7.3 (6.0–10.7) | 333 | 7.6 (6.1–10.5) | 112 | 7.3 (5.4–10.9) |
| 4th | 269 | 9.8 (8.2–13.3) | 203 | 9.9 (8.9–12.9) | 80 | 9.8 (7.67–13.9) |
| 5th | 124 | 12.8 (9.9–15.2) | 62 | 13.2 (10.0–14.9) | 25 | 11.9 (9.4–14.8 |