Table 3.
Primary reason for discontinuing breastfeeding and oral contraceptives**
| Reasons for discontinuation | COC (N%) |
Progestin-only (N%) |
P value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breastfeeding | |||
| Milk supply | 11(55) | 12(44) | |
| Return to school/work | 3(15) | 3(11) | |
| Uncomfortable/difficult | 1(5) | 2(7) | NS |
| Baby problem/latch/infection | 3(15) | 7(26) | |
| Mother issue: infection/pregnant/changed mind |
2(10) | 3(11) | |
| Oral contraceptives | |||
| Milk supply problem | 4(21) | 3(23) | |
| Side effects | 6(32) | 5(38) | |
| Not sexually active | 0 | 1(8) | NS |
| Use problem: using another method/couldn’t remember/ran out |
7(37) | 3(23) | |
| Pregnant | 2(11) | 1(8) |
*
Fisher Exact test
**
Includes primary reason for breastfeeding discontinuation through 6 months