| Characteristic | Share of individuals |
|---|---|
| Baby would not suck / rejected breast | 33% |
| Painful breast / nipples | 22% |
| Insufficient milk | 17% |
| Baby too demanding / always hungry2 | 11% |
| Inconvenient / formula is more convenient | 11% |
| Found breastfeeding difficult / exhausting | 9% |
| Had little / no support | 8% |
| Domestic reasons (coping with other relatives / children) | 6% |
| (Too) stressful/causing distress | 6% |
| Breastfeeding took too long / was tiring | 5% |
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Release date
November 2012
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Region
United Kingdom
Survey time period
2010
Number of respondents
1,514 respondents
Special properties
All Stage one mothers
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
The Infant Feeding Survey is conducted in the United Kingdom every five years. As such, the latest survey was conducted in 2015, with results expected to be released in 2017.
* Baby less than one week old.
This statistic is using original data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the
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