Table 3.

Reasons for discontinuation of breast feeding in patients who initiated breast feeding but stopped before week 26 post partum (n=74)

Reason for discontinuation	<6 weeks (n=32)	6–12 weeks (n=19)	12–26 weeks (n=23)	Total (n=74)
Medication	3 (9%)	6 (32%)	5 (22%)	14 (19%)
Maternal reasons
Not enough milk	13 (41%)	7 (32%)	9 (39%)	29 (39%)
Too painful/active disease	5 (16%)	8 (42%)	0 (0%)	13 (18%)
Too much effort	3 (9%)	4 (21%)	1 (4%)	8 (11%)
Work-related	0 (0%)	1 (5%)	3 (13%)	4 (5%)
Mastitis	3 (9%)	0 0(%)	0 (0%)	3 (4%)
Breast cancer screening	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (9%)	2 (3%)
No desire to breast feed	1 (3%)	1 (5%)	0 (0%)	2 (3%)
Shingles	0 (%)	0 (%)	1 (4%)	1 (1%)
Thyroid-related medication	1 (3%)	0 (%)	0 (0%)	1 (1%)
Child-related reasons
Struggle to latch	4 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	4 (5%)
Failure to thrive	1 (3%)	2 (11%)	0 (0%)	3 (4%)
Child refused to drink	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (9%)	2 (3%)
Unknown reasons	5 (16%)	1 (5%)	3 (13%)	9 (12%)

Some patients discontinued breast feeding for more than one reason.