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UK Data Service variable record for:

Infant Feeding Survey, 1995

Variable Details

VariableOTHFACT
LabelINTERVIEWER - TYPE IN THE OTHER FACTORS
Responses
...baby started waking up at night ...i felt it was time to introduce solid food 1
1 3
1 firmly believe dietary habits good or bad start young 1
1 wouldn't give her anything i would not eat myself-something of little taste 1
11 1
2 3
Ability to give small portions 1
Anything with lumps gets spat out at this stage 1
Appearance balanced diet 1
Availability 1
Baby given rusks to help her sleep 1
How first baby was fed 1
How long it lasts after opening 1
How long it will keep in the fridge 1
I don,t give jars or tins most of their content is water 1
I prefer to have foods that you add water to 1
If giving her just a bottle is sufficient enough 1
If it looks and smells nice 1
If there will be any waste 1
Mixture of bought & homemade foods 1
Packaging has not been tampered with 1
Presentation 1
Quality 1
Suitability 1
That is is fresh 1
The Principles of Macrobiotics 1
The best tasting 1
The time and how settled he is 1
Time of day 1
Time of day + what she has already eaten 1
Time of day Type of day Mood of baby 1
Usually what sounds appealing to me 1
What is available in the house 1
What is prepared or in the cupboard 1
What time of day 1
Whether its sweet or savory and whether it smells appetising 1
a good calorie intake 1
able to mash small enough 1
advice from health visitor recommends introducing foods one at a time. 1
advice of health visitor 1
allergy reactions 1
always give ready to serve baby foods 1
always pick her food in order. 1
amount 1
ample meat or fish 1
any good for bowels or not 1
apetizing,would i like it 1
appearance 1
appearance and smell 1
appetising 1
appropriate for the babys age to ensure no choking or tummy upsets 1
availability 8
availability in theshop i use 1
availability and colour,baby will not eat white foods,i.e. baby rice 1
availability in mum's cupboards 1
availability of fresh veg. 1
available at time of shopping 1
avoided packet baby food as this gave my previous baby constipation 1
avoids packet foods and tries to feed homemade most times 1
baby allergic to milk,soya and lactose,and is very restricted on foods. 1
baby eats anything - mother recently back from hospital after several months 1
baby has cleft palate 1
baby has two solid meals each day with milk-no solids at breakfast 1
baby is still having problems gaining weight so i go for a high fat content 1
baby likes anything given to him. buys whatever brands available in shop shes in 1
baby not sleeping well or drinking all the milk 1
baby was put on solid foods early as he had bad colic from birth 1
baby wasnt taking much milk so advised to give solids by health visitor 1
baby will not take anything other that the powdered meals now adding vegetables 1
baby's health at current time, time of day 1
baby's temperament that day 1
baby`s ability to cope with lumps ect 1
balanced diet 1
because baby has eczma and possibly coeliac 1
because she only eats small amounts its easier and cheaper to use packet food 1
biodynamic products 1
bottle not enough-still hungry 1
bowel movements 1
brand of foods 1
bread is for his teeth,he also has bickie pegs 1
buy dried rather than jars as jars have too much for one meal. 1
buy only savoury items 1
buy things that look good 1
calories 1
calories,package, shelf life 1
can it be easily pureed? 1
certain foods lay heavy on his stomach and give him wind. 1
chemical residues iepesticides, etc 1
chicken 1
circumstances, time of day and if away from home or not 1
colour 2
consistancy 2
consistancy and time of day 1
consistancy designed specially for babies 1
consistancy,milk puddings to take a lot of milk, odd treat-something sweet 1
consistency 6
consistency ie pureed 1
consistency of feed 1
consistency of food 1
consistency of food smootheness 1
consistency of food ie pureed or soup no lumps 1
consistency- easy for her to eat 1
constipated on some brands 1
constipated sometimes only solids twice month 1
constipation 1
cooked right 1
cousin buys baby food,mum does not go shopping 1
depending of time of day 1
depends on time of day 1
description/names on jar 1
digestable 1
does it look and smell appetising never use dried puds (lots of added sugar) 1
dried better in that you only mix up what you need 1
dried food to determine how much she's eaten also there's no waste 1
dried foods last longer that jar of canned food 1
duration of last feed and time 1
ease of swallowing 1
easily digested food 1
easily liquidised 1
easy storage 1
easy to chew 1
easy to get down 1
easy to store 1
easy to store ,safely stored and life of food 1
easy to swallow 6
ensure adequate fibre 1
feeling well ie teething 1
fibre 11
fibre and vitamin content 1
fibre content 5
fibres 1
follow a pattern 1
food available 1
food has to be appetising 1
food similar to what we eat 1
food that I might like 1
food which help his bowel movements 1
foods that wont constipate and foods with fibre 1
foods to mix with milk, as not a very good milk drinker 1
frame of mind of baby 1
frequency of bowel movements 1
give him a mix of fruit and then cereal. not yet really accepting veg. 1
give him solid foods to fill him as cannot afford formula milk 1
gives a little cereal to help him sleep through the night 1
gives cassie either breakfast or lunch depending what time she wakes up 1
gives solids at tea time as daughter won't take a bottle at this time 1
giving baby extra calories to gain weight has cystic fybrosis 1
giving more mashed up rather than pureed 1
good for constipation 1
good quality 1
gradually weaning baby off breast milk 1
he does not like households own food 1
he is a very funny baby he only like puddings not savouriesand only a few 1
he was hungrey all the time milk wasnt satisfying him he wasnt gaining weight 1
health 1
healthy start in life 1
healthy, good for him 1
healthy, protein 1
help build her up 1
helpmake her go to the toilet 1
high fibre 1
high in fibre 1
home made foods cheaper than jars which have to be thrown away with lots left 1
household roughage-to get him used to our own tastes + let him develop his own 1
how constipated he is 1
how hungry she is 1
how it looks 1
how long it can be kept for-how much you can buy at once 1
how long it will keep in jar/tin 1
how long it will last 1
how long since his last feed 1
how many feeds you get 1
how much fibre 1
how much milk she has had and what time of day 1
how much water they contain 1
how playful and bright she has been 1
how smooth the food is 1
how they are prepared 1
how well he is... if i`ve remembered to take his food out of the freezer 1
i always taste food first to check it is tasty before i give it to my baby 1
i am not giving him solids yet 1
i buy dried food for baby to mix it to the correct consistency. 1
i buy powdered food ...if he doesnt likeit i dont waste a lot and can try later 1
i buy what i would enjoy myself 1
i can not say i think too much about it 1
i consider foods that will puree to a fine consistancy 1
i don't really know, because its my first baby 1
i don't take anything into account, i just pick anything 1
i dont buy pure fruit yet because it is a bit sour 1
i give food that would appeal to me 1
i give foods which look good to me and appetising 1
i give them to him at tea time 1
i have only just started to wean my baby this week 1
i like them to look exciting 1
i like to feed my baby with foods that i think are good and wholesome for him 1
i rotate all the foods daily for the 3 meals each day 1
i take into account time of day and how my baby is reacting 1
i try to give her what i think will help her bowels move. 1
i try to give my baby the type of foods that i would eat 1
i would prefer,given more time and energy to make my own food for anna 1
i`m starting slowly because of alergies in the family 1
if appealing to mother she gives it to him 1
if baby will be moresettled after solid foods 1
if i intend giving liquidised food then i would skip breakfast or tea time feed 1
if i will be at home or out at meal times 1
if i would eat it myself i will give it to my baby 1
if it is easy enough for him to swallow 1
if it looks good and most of all what the baby likes 1
if it looks nice 1
if it sounds good 1
if it will harm her or if she has an allergic reaction 1
if reheated make sure it is piping hot 1
if seems constipated or stools harder he gets fruit foods 1
if she doesnt sleep through the night or wakes early in the morning 1
if sounds appetising to me 1
if the food is creamed or not 1
if they sound appetising to me eg;i wontgive cheese + apple as it sounds revoult 1
if you yourself could eat it 1
include foods witrh high fibre content 1
ingrediants 1
ingredients that mum likes and similarity to own food 1
introduce one new food at a time 1
irrelevant answer 1
irrelevant reason 1
irrelevant reasons 1
is she old enough for lumps 1
it is the right thing to do 1
jars are too full and we end up wasting some 1
just pick what sounds nice ...trial and error 1
just starting 1
just that he has a stable everyday diet like the rest of the family 1
kind of foods it is 1
knowing they are the right consistancy-that they have little or no wheat in them 1
length of time food can be kept 1
length of time packet can be kept once opened. brands on offer 3 for price of 2 1
like to give baby veg & gravy 1
like to give him finger foods 1
like to give the baby "finger Foods" 1
location,and when he last went to the toilet 1
looks good 1
lots of fibre in her diet 1
make sure baby is not allergic to food and it does not causeany problems 1
make sure he has abreakfast, dinner and pudding 1
make sure she has a breakfast with bottle milk and juice with dinner 1
making sure he has food at right time 1
making sure not to buy foods with lumps in them 1
manufacturers information and any warnings on labels 1
milk content-baby quite sick with too much milk, better withsolids 1
milk no longer gives as much vitamins and nutrients (!) 1
mood 1
mother gave full details of what she feeds but no reasons for these selections. 1
muslim = no meat flavoured foods 1
my baby will eat any kind of food so i take nothing into account 1
natural and best forbaby 1
natural products 1
nice sounding dinners and puddings 1
no to use cereal to often 1
not full of starchy rubbish, tests food by smell - should smell like our food 1
not too lumpy 1
not too many flavours at once. If she likes the taste of the food.Time of day. 1
not too many puddingsuch as chocolate also i make sure she eats dinner first 1
not too many sweet things 1
not too much protein or carbohydrates 1
nothing in particular 1
once she begins to drop a bottle I will make most of her meals herself 1
one breakfast and savoury /sweet at either or both meal times 1
one or two basic ingredients to check for tolerance 1
only eats a small amount of solids so easier to use dried food 1
only give breakfast if slept thru night as if has bottle doesn't need solid 1
organic foods 3
other irrelevant reason 1
other things he may have had to eat or drink that day 1
packets last longer than jars but the variety isnt as good as jarred food 1
palatability 1
palatability consistency 1
pick anything up 1
pick the nearest tin 1
plenty of meat 1
portions 1
prefer dried food tojars as contents go runny when heated 1
prefer home made foods but too time consuming 1
prefer to give driedfood as as much or as little can be given 1
prepacked food - breakfast, lunch and dinner 1
presentation - does it look appetising and colour 1
previous involvementwith food ie only had milk so far so trying pureed food 1
pureed to liquid consistency 1
quality of ingredients 1
recipe 1
resemblence to what it supposed to be 1
respondant has listed all food given to baby if out for day or if in - no reason 1
responded reasons about other child but jack is taking to solids slowly 1
respondent entered babys food timetable but has not answered question 1
roughage 3
roughage/fibre 1
safe 1
safety 1
she is not keen on any solid foods but i keep trying her 1
since starting on solids very restless at nights. food more watery if constipate 1
smell 7
smell , convienience 1
smell and look of the food 1
smell of food to me 1
smoothe easy to swallow texture 1
so he does not choke and won't harm him 1
solids are not a complete meal yet its more to prepare him for using a spoon. 1
solids at breakfast and dinner - doesn't take much milk if he has any more 1
something easy to eat 1
something sweet accepted better when starting weaning 1
something that will fill him and give him nourishment 1
something that wont hurt as she sneezes it back through her nose (cleft palate) 1
something that wouldnt constipate her, but give her energy 1
sometimes if it tastes nice to me then she probably enjoys it as well 1
sounds and looks appetising and if she will enjoy it 1
special offers 1
start with a savourymeal and then give him a "sweet pudding"as a treat 1
started solids as not satisfied on bottle milk and not gaining enough weight 1
still experimenting to find what baby likes. 1
still hungrey...if i didnt give food she went for only 2 hr then wanted more foo 1
suitable ingrediants in house, and who is feeding her 1
suits baby and agrees with baby 1
sweet tasting vegetables 1
sweets and desserts which are not too sour 1
take into account the time of day her last meal & make sure it's a lighter meal 1
tastes good 1
that i can make up a small amount 1
that it will be good for him and make him more healthy 1
that it will not rot her teeth 1
that the food is not too lumpy 1
the amount of energyit has 1
the amount of milk she has had at that particular time 1
the best food for him 1
the calories 1
the contents of the food 1
the look 1
the make and quality 1
the smell how thick or thin the solids are 1
the sort of things she will be eating when she is a bit older 1
the sound of it,whether or not i like it,how sick baby is after eating it. 1
the time of day e.g.rice for breakfast-dessert for dinner 1
the time of day his feed is due 1
the time of day what mood the baby is in 1
things that appeal to me 1
things that i would like 1
time 1
time of day 1
time available 2
time available for feeding and babys mood 1
time between feeds 1
time of day 50
time of day and bran type of food 1
time of day and how much milk he has drunk 1
time of day and if she is ready to feed on a particular solid 1
time of day and what he may have had at last meal 1
time of day for feed 1
time of day when feed is due ie b'fast-cereal 1
time of day, 1
time of day, consistency and amount 1
time of day, weather 1
time of day,;breakfast,dinner or tea 1
time of feed 1
time of feed ie cereal at breakfast,veg for lunch,fruit for tea 1
time of meal whether visiting relatives etc 1
time of the day 1
tinned or dried 1
to make sure he sleeps through the night 1
to strengthen his body and make him grow 1
tolerence e.g; does not tolerate apple 1
trial and error 1
tried and tested on older sister 1
try to choose foods that are more likely to resembleour own meals to avoid probs 1
try to give him food with fibre as it keeps a good bowel movement 1
trying to fatten herup 1
unsatisfactory liquid feeds baby wanted fed every 2 hours 1
usually has 2 solid meals a day I work part time so this fits well into routine 1
variety + wholesome foods so it keeps bowels moving,a sweet at end of day 1
variety + wholesome foods,so it keeps bowels moving,and a sweet at the end ofday 1
variety between home made foods and commercial foods 1
wants food with lumps in as baby has 6 teeth now 1
we have just begun weaning 1
weather 1
weather conditions 1
weight 1
weight 15lbs demanding more milk feeds he was also getting lots of tummytrouble 1
what I have in the house on that particular day 1
what baby had yesterday 1
what colour it is. If it looks appetising 1
what consistency the food is 1
what effect it has on her 1
what food is in the cupboard and what time of day it is 1
what food looks like to mother 1
what he ate the day before 1
what he ate the day before and how much milk he is taking 1
what i have available 1
what i have available in the house that is suitable 1
what i have in the supboards 1
what i think of the taste myself colour 1
what i think sounds nice and would eat myself 1
what i think would be nice for myself 1
what i've got 1
what i've got in the freezer 1
what is available 1
what is available infreezer,what he has previously eaten,if he's had meat alread 1
what is in the cupboard 1
what is soft for him to eat and swallow 1
what is traditional 1
what it looks like in the packet 1
what meal time it is 1
what mood she is in and whether her teeth are playing up 1
what mood she is in,sometimes she spits food out,if she is pleasant its easier 1
what runs out of date first 1
what she had the day before 2
what she had the meal before 1
what she's had the day before 1
what sort of mood he's in 1
what sounds good also using up part jars and packets from previous meals 1
what sounds nice 1
what the time is and how much food he has had already 1
what time of day 1
what time of day and whether baby is constipated 1
what time of day it is 10
what time of day it is given-ie i do not give solids last thing at night 1
what vegetables i have got in the cupboard 1
whatever food is in the house 1
whatever grandmother prepares for baby 1
whatever i happen to have that i think is suitable 1
whatever i have in the cupboard 1
whatever is available 1
whatever tins or jars i have 1
whats available 1
wheather food is fresh 1
when deciding on tin/jarred food- if i like the sound of it and if its appealing 1
when given solid foods would give him multi vitamins 1
when milk is not satisfying baby 1
where I am going to be feeding baby. i.e. at home or out of the house 1
where I am going to be whether baby tired 1
where i am feeding her at the time 1
where meal is taking place 1
where mother is going working or baby going to grandmother 1
whether I could eat it! 1
whether digestion is easy 1
whether he is tired or not 1
whether i like the sound of the product 1
whether i would eat it 1
whether i would eat it or not - if he can have it hot/cold 1
whether it something i'd like to eat and whether it looks appetising 1
whether it would constipate baby 1
whether she can chew it 1
whether the container is recyclable 1
whether they appeal to my taste or not 1
which meal it is. what food i have got 1
which meal of the day 1
will it constipate her 1
will she choke on it 1
won't give him any thing i wouldn't eat myself 1
would i like them 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationInfant Feeding Survey, 1995