Table 1 Comparison of breastfeeding impact on daily structure in mothers with and without type 1 diabetes 0–2 and 2–6 months postpartum
Mothers in Diabetes Group (DG) | Mothers in Reference Group (RG) | DG versus RG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agreement with statements on whether breastfeeding had impacted on daily structure (yes/no*) | 0-2 months** postpartumn = 105 | 2-6months** postpartumn = 97 | 0-2 months** postpartumn = 101 | 2-6months** postpartumn = 94 | 0-2 months postpartump value2 | 2-6 months postpartump value2 |
It has decreased the priority of n (%) other duties | 87 (71.4) | 52 (53.6) | 71 (70.3) | 64 (68.5) | 0.879 | 0.076 |
I sleep better than before n (%) | 7 (6.7) | 5 (8.2) | 9 (8.9) | 6 (6.8) | 0.609 | 0.783 |
I sleep worse than before n (%) | 81 (77.1) | 62 (63.9) | 83 (82.2) | 70 (74.2) | 0.392 | 0.165 |
I need to organize my time more than before n (%) | 87 (82.9) | 71 (73.2) | 94 (93.1) | 82 (87.6) | 0.032 | 0.051 |
I have become more sensitive to unexpected disruptions in my daily routine n (%) | 57 (54.3) | 49 (50.5) | 48 (47.5) | 31 (33.0) | 0.403 | 0.041 |
I feel more worried about my health n (%) | 36 (34.3) | 31 (32.0) | 10 (10.9) | 14 (14.8) | <0.001 | 0.012 |
I feel less worried about my health n (%) | 27 (25.7) | 19 (19.6) | 28 (27.7) | 24 (25.0) | 0.755 | 0.598 |
I feel time pressure in my daily life n (%) | 78 (74.3) | 58 (59.8) | 62 (61.4) | 55 (58.4) | 0.053 | 1.000 |
I feel more calm and harmonious than before n (%) | 46 (43.8) | 40 (41.7) | 44 (44.0) | 42 (44.3) | 1.000 | 1.000 |