Table 2.

Reasons females stopped breastfeeding, by baby’s age. 2017–2018 Canadian Community Health Survey

Baby’s age	Not enough breast milk	Difficulty with breastfeeding	Medical condition mother/baby	Other
< 1 months	39.4% (31.4%-47.5%)	24.6% (17.7%-31.4%)	15.7% (10.8%-20.6%)	20.4% (14.4%-26.2%)
1 to < 2 months	46.7% (36.8%-56.6%)	15.3% (9.4%-21.3%)	16.8% (9.5%-24.0%)	21.2% (12.7%-29.6%)
2 to < 3 months	40.2% (29.5%-50.8%)	15.8% (7.0%-24.5%)	13.8% (4.5%-23.0%)	30.2% (19.9%-40.8%)
3 to < 4 months	45.2% (35.4%-55.1%)	11.1% (6.7%-15.5%)	11.5% (6.5%-16.5%)	32.2% (22.4%-41.9%)
4 to < 5 months	52.6% (41.5%-63.7%)	8.0% (3.1%-13.9%)	14.6% (6.8%-22.4%)	24.7% (15.9%-33.7%)
5 to < 6 months	36.8% (23.7%-49.9%)	a	21.2% (3.9%-38.5%)	37.5% (24.4%-50.7%)

^a Estimate has a coefficient of variation above 35 or sample size below 10