| Characteristic | Share of individuals |
|---|---|
| Wouldn't suck/latch on/poor attachment | 50% |
| Needed (top-ups of) formula | 12% |
| Breastfeeding uncomfortable or painful (incl. sore breasts/nipples/mastitis) | 12% |
| Baby not feeding properly/enough/not interested | 9% |
| Breast milk dried up/not enough | 9% |
| Fed by syringe/tube | 8% |
| Had to express/ problems with expressing milk | 7% |
| Lack of support | 7% |
| Baby fed too slowly/ falling asleep/ distracted | 7% |
| Didn't feel confident/found breastfeeding difficult/too stressful | 5% |
| Baby is special care | 5% |
| Baby vomiting/reflux | 4% |
| Baby had tongue tie | 3% |
| Baby had low blood sugar | 3% |
| Baby had mucus | 3% |
| Baby was premature | 3% |
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Release date
November 2012
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Region
United Kingdom
Survey time period
2010
Number of respondents
4,338 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.
* Feeding problems experienced while still in the hospital.
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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