Table 3.
Time point | Any expressed HM n (%) |
Daily expressed HM feeds n (%) |
Occasional expressed HM feeds n (%) |
Daily expressed HM top-ups n (%) |
2 weeks | 107 (33.8) N=317 |
80 (25.5) N=314 |
7 (2.2) N=314 |
20 (6.4) N=314 |
2 months N=319 |
79 (24.8) | 62 (19.4) | 11 (3.4) | 7 (2.2) |
4 months N=319 |
46 (14.4) | 36 (11.3) | 7 (2.2) | 4 (1.3) |
6 months N=315 |
26 (8.3) | 18 (5.7) | 7 (2.2) | 1 (0.3) |
Note: both daily expressed HM feeds and top-ups to were provided by 3 participants at 2 weeks and by 1 participant at 2 months.
HM, human milk; Occasional, less than daily frequency; Top-ups, expressed HM provided immediately after feeding at the breast.