Prof. Prakash Sundar Shrestha President Nepal Breastfeeding Promotion Forum NEPAL

a) b) c) d) e) f) Exclusive Breastfeeding BF + Plain Water BF + Other Milk BF + Complementary Food BF + Non Milk Liquid Not Breastfeeding 69.6% 10.4% 9.4% 9.5% 0.4% 0.7% NDHS 2011 (Preliminary Report)

a) b) c) d) e) Breastfeeding + Complementary food Breastfeeding + Plain Water Exclusive Breastfeeding Breastfeeding + Other Milk Not Breastfeeding - 70.4% - 13.0% - 11.5% - 4.1% - 1.0% NDHS 2011 (Preliminary Report)

0 – 1 Month 2 – 3 Months 4 – 5 Months 6 – 8 Months 9 – 11 Months 12 – 17 Months 18 – 23 Months 5.3% 3.2% 8.7% 5.5% 8.0% 6.6% 5.1% NDHS 2011 (Preliminary Report)

NDHS 2011 (Preliminary Report)

Exact National Data on use of % of commercial complementary feeding – Not available.

But in personal experience it seems to be on increasing trends as many women are joining the job.

8000, 000 babies are born every year. 6% giving Bottle Feeding means about 48, 000 babies are on Bottle Feeding. So Annual GHG Emission will be approximately 22,000 tons carbondioxide equivalent.