Table 3.

Breastfeeding experience and infant‐feeding behaviours of study participants (n = 168), stratified by HMS donor/recipient status

	Recipients (n = 70)		Donors (n = 98)		Total (n = 168)
Breastfeeding or infant‐feeding behaviour	N	%	N	%	N	%
For any of their children, had ever:
Produced HM	66	94.3	97	99.0	163	97.0
Nursed directly at the breast	64	97.0	96	99.0	160	98.2
Pumped milk to feed their child	66	100.0	94	96.9	160	98.2
Exclusively pumped to feed their child	24	36.4	22	23.4	46	28.8
Had difficulty producing enough HM**	54	81.8	20	20.6	74	45.4
Produced more HM than needed**	20	30.3	90	92.8	110	67.5
Been diagnosed with a health problem that affected lactation*	13	18.6	3	3.1	16	9.5
Fed infant formula to their child*	50	71.4	43	43.9	93	55.4
IFP used for the child of most recent lactation
Child has ever received infant formula**	45	64.3	32	32.7	77	45.8
Child is currently receiving infant formula	4	5.7	4	4.1	8	4.8
Child is currently receiving HM	40	57.1	68	69.4	108	64.3
IFP used during the first 3 months for the child of most recent lactation
Feeding at the breast of a nursing parent	62	88.6	93	94.9	155	92.3
Nursing parent's own E‐HM	52	74.3	72	73.5	124	73.8
S‐HM**	40	57.1	1	1.0	41	24.4
Commercial infant formula*	29	41.4	23	23.5	52	31.0
B‐HM*	11	15.7	1	1.0	12	7.1
Overall, how do you feel about your breastfeeding experience with your youngest child?*
Very negative	4	6.2	0	0	4	2.48
Somewhat negative	15	23.1	7	7.3	22	13.7
Neutral	11	16.9	5	5.2	16	9.9
Somewhat positive	24	36.9	36	37.5	60	37.3
Very positive	9	13.9	46	47.9	55	34.2

Abbreviations: B‐HM, banked human milk; E‐HM, expressed human milk; HM, human milk; IFP, infant‐feeding practice; S‐HM, shared human milk.

^* p < 0.05

^** p < 0.0001.