Chapter 3. Infant Feeding |
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Table 3.63. Percent of mothers who had each problem with a breast pump by infant age1,2, among mothers who used a pump at each age Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| Problems mothers had with a breast pump | Months 0-2 | Months 3-5 | Months 6-7 |
| Pressure or suction from the pump was hard to release | 6.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 |
| Pump was uncomfortable or painful to use even though it did not cause injury | 24.7 | 16.1 | 12.9 |
| Pump had a bad seal or milk got into the motor or other place it should not be | 8.4 | 8.6 | 5.8 |
| Could not get pump to work or to express any milk | 9.1 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| Pump worked, but did not get enough/much milk | 30.0 | 28.6 | 26.2 |
| Pump worked, but it took too long to get enough milk | 27.7 | 25.8 | 18.7 |
| Pump worked for a while but then quit working | 5.4 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| Pump had another problem | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| N | 1,723 | 922 | 567 |
1Table is based on
variables: M2D27A-H, M5D26A-H, M7D26A-H |
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