Table 2. Information reported by the mothers on breastfeeding patterns and related aspects, after hospital discharge and up to the baby's sixth month of life. Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 2017.
| Variables | 15 days (n = 213) |
30 days (n = 191) |
60 days (n = 171) |
120 days (n = 160) |
180 days (n = 158) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Baby on breastfeeding | |||||
| Yes | 209 (98.1) | 173 (90.6) | 141 (82.5) | 109 (68.1) | 101 (65.9) |
| No* | 4 (1.9) | 18 (9.4) | 30 (17.5) | 51 (31.9) | 57 (36.1) |
| Reasons† | |||||
| Milk dried/Low production | 3 (75.0) | 7 (50.0) | 4 (33.3) | - | 1 (16.7) |
| Difficulty in the technique | 1 (25.0) | 5 (35.7) | 2 (16.7) | 1 (4.8) | 6 (100) |
| Baby's disinterest | - | 1 (7.1) | 5 (41.7) | 10 (47.6) | 3 (50.0) |
| Engorgement | - | 1 (7.1) | - | - | - |
| Baby bottle started | - | 1 (7.1) | - | - | - |
| Anatomy of the nipple | - | 2 (14.3) | 2 (16.7) | 1 (4.8) | - |
| Maternal absence | - | - | 1 (8.3) | - | 3 (50.0) |
| Allergy | - | - | - | 1 (4.8) | - |
| Professional guidance | - | - | - | 2 (9.5) | - |
| Breastfeeding on demand | |||||
| No | 49 (23.4) | 39 (22.5) | 21 (14.9) | 18 (16.5) | 7 (6.9) |
| Yes | 160 (76.6) | 134 (77.5) | 120 (85.1) | 91 (83.5) | 94 (93.1) |
| Baby receives† | |||||
| Tea | 10 (4.7) | 47 (24.6) | 56 (32.7) | 61 (38.1) | 65 (41.1) |
| Water | 1 (0.5) | 9 (4.7) | 27 (15.8) | 54 (33.8) | 69 (43.7) |
| Juice | - | - | - | 14 (8.8) | 36 (22.8) |
| Other milk | 66 (31.0) | 80 (41.9) | 78 (45.6) | 81 (50.6) | 76 (48.1) |
| Baby receives liquids by means of† | |||||
| Baby bottle | 62 (89.9) | 92 (95.8) | 97 (97) | 98 (98) | 81 (93.1) |
| Cup/Spoon/Syringe | 12 (17.4) | 7 (7.3) | 4 (4) | 3 (3) | 2 (2.3) |
| Family support for BF‡ | 166 (79.4) | 115 (60.2) | 86 (50.3) | 61 (38.1) | 48 (30.4) |
| Baby using pacifier | 91 (42.7) | 110 (57.6) | 122 (71.3) | 131 (81.9) | 135 (85.4) |
| Difficulty in BF‡ | 183 (85.9) | 120 (62.8) | 81 (47.4) | 66 (41.25) | 32 (20.3) |
| Smoking§ | 16 (7.5) | 17 (8.9) | 15 (8.8) | 12 (7.5) | 8 (5.1) |
*
Cumulative percentage over the follow-ups;
†
The values may exceed 100%, as there could be more than one answer;
‡
BF = Breastfeeding;
§
15 women already had the habit of smoking during pregnancy and only one woman reported having started after being discharged from hospital