Table 2 Characteristics of the first two milk ejections (ME) during pumping with either the 2-phase or infant patterns
Overall | Left Breast | Right Breast | Symphony | Infant Pattern | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Milk Ejection 1 | |||||
Time to ME1 (min) | 1.5 (1.6) | 1.5 (2.0) | 1.6 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.4) | 1.5 (1.8) |
Milk volume (ml) | 24.4 (16.1) | 28.6 (17.7) | 20.2 (13.5) | 24.5 (16.1) | 24.2 (16.5) |
% Total milk | 47.3.(24.1) | 53.4 (25.7) | 41.1 (21.4) | 48.6 (24.1) | 45.9 (24.7) |
Peak Flow Rate | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.4 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.2) |
Time to peak (min) | 1.0 (0.7) | 1.0 (0.6) | 1.1 (0.9) | 1.0 (0.6) | 1.1 (0.9) |
Duration (min) | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.4 (0.9) | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.4 (0.9) |
Milk Ejection 2 | |||||
Milk volume (ml) | 21.9 (18.8) | 17.7 (9.0) | 26.0 (24.4) | 21.0 (19.5) | 22.9 (18.6) |
% Total milk | 39.4 (18.0) | 36.3 (21.4) | 41.0 (14.1) | 38.3 (20.0) | 40.7 (16.1) |
Peak Flow Rate | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.4 (0.3) | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.2) |
Time to peak (min) | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.4) | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.7 (0.4) |
Duration (min) | 2.2 (1.2) | 2.3 (1.5) | 2.1 (0.7) | 2.0 (0.7) | 2.4 (1.5) |
Volume (ml) | 53.9 (27.1) | 51.9 (20.8) | 55.1 (31.6) | 53.6 (28.5) | 54.2 (26.3) |
Number of MEs | 2.7 (0.8) | 2.6 (1.0) | 2.8 (0.7) | 2.6 (0.8) | 2.8 (0.9) |