Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.68. Median number of times mothers pumped milk in the past 2 weeks by infant age and selected demographics1, among mothers who pumped milk at each age

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Month 2 Month 5 Month 7
  N Median N Median N Median
ALL 1,091 6.0 686 8.0 438 7.5
Age
18-24 167 5.0 73 5.0 47 8.0
25-29 406 6.0 254 7.0 143 6.0
30-34 322 6.0 226 10.0 156 10.0
35+ 196 7.0 133 8.0 92 10.0
Parity
Primiparous 348 10.0 210 13.0 151 10.0
Multiparous 726 5.0 470 6.0 282 5.0
Education
HS or less 120 5.0 61 4.0 31 4.0
Some college 373 5.0 213 6.0 116 5.0
College graduate 551 8.0 395 10.0 281 10.0
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 334 4.0 189 4.0 104 3.0
185- < 350% 424 5.0 265 7.0 179 7.0
>=350% 333 10.0 232 12.0 155 12.0
WIC Participant
No 796 7.0 538 9.0 358 10.0
Yes 295 5.0 148 4.0 80 4.0
Race
White 925 6.0 603 7.0 387 7.0
Black 31 10.0 18 11.5 9 4.0
Hispanic 61 5.0 28 10.0 17 14.0
Region
Northeast 243 4.0 153 5.0 103 4.0
Midwest 339 8.0 206 9.0 128 6.5
South 333 7.0 209 8.0 129 10.0
West 176 6.0 118 8.5 78 8.0

1Table is based on variables: M2D32, M5D31, M7D31