Table 5.

Relationship between pain assessment and the answer to question no. 3.

Question	Answer	Number of Respondents Answering the Question (n = 30)	Pain Assessment	p
Do you feel a difference in your baby’s suckling force compared to previous feedings? Did the baby suck the breast with more force, and if so, at what point?	I did not feel a distinct change	17	1.2 ± 1.0 (1) 1.0 (2) 0.0–3.0 (3)	0.02 *
	At the moment of latching	1	1.0 ± 0.0 (1) 1.0 (2) 1.0–1.0 (3)
	After another latch on to the breast	7	3.3 ± 2.0 (1) 4.0 (2) 1.0–6.0 (3)

* statistically significant differences p < 0.05, Kruskal–Wallis test ⁽¹⁾ mean ± standard deviation, ⁽²⁾ median, ⁽³⁾ range.