Table 1

Characteristics of the infants studied at 2.5 and 5 months of age

2.5 months (n=32)5 months (n=28)
No of girls/boys16/1614/14
Mean (SD) weight (g)5845 (696)7497 (833)
Breast fed2821
No sleeping in bed with parents01
No with supine preferred position2528
No with side or supine preferred position30
No with side preferred position40