Table 5.

Participants who enquired and were eligible but decided not to donate (n = 59).

Reason	Strongly agree/agree
	N	%
The logistics of getting my milk to a milk bank felt too complicated	53	89.8
My partner didn't want me to	33	55.9
It felt too complicated	33	55.9
I don't like blood tests	33	55.9
I didn't want to take extra steps such as sanitising my pump	30	50.8
I was worried about doing it safely	25	42.4
I was just too busy	23	38.9
I didn't want my milk to be heat treated	23	38.9
I couldn't express enough milk for the milk bank collection guidelines	20	33.8
I developed health reasons that led to me not being able to donate	20	33.8
I received negative comments from family	19	32.2
I decided to keep it as a backup for my own baby	17	28.8
I went back to work	17	28.8
I found lifestyle factors such as limiting alcohol intake too restrictive	16	27.1
I didn't have suitable storage/room in the freezer	15	25.4
I received negative comments from friends	13	22.0
I needed to take a medication considered unsuitable	11	18.6
My baby became too old	10	16.9
I thought I would be paid for my milk	10	16.9
I became pregnant again	9	15.6
I would only be able to donate for a short period of time	9	15.6
I decided I would rather give my milk directly to other women	9	15.6
My baby started needing more milk	7	11.8
My baby became unwell	7	11.8
I received negative comments from a health professional	7	11.8
I felt pressured to give it to a family directly	6	10.1