Table 4 Logistic regression analyses comparing proportions of non-overweight and overweight women who agreed that specific reasons were important in their decision to use infant formula in the first month postpartum

Did not have enough milk

49 (88)

48 (48)

51 (40)

.73

1.05 (0.54, 2.16)

.88

Baby didn’t put on enough or lost weight

34 (61)

31 (31)

38 (30)

.35

1.15 (0.56, 2.37)

.71

Health professional advice

31 (56)

37 (37)

24 (19)

.064

0.36 (1.63, .81)

.013

Formula just as good as breastfeeding

30 (54)

22 (22)

41 (32)

.008

2.28 (1.06, 4.92)

.036

Tried breastfeeding before and didn’t like it

16 (29)

15 (15)

18 (14)

.60

1.06 (0.42, 2.70)

.89

Didn’t feel comfortable feeding in public

16 (29)

15 (15)

18 (14)

.60

1.80 (0.71, 4.56)

.22

Mum sick or on medications

15 (27)

14 (14)

17 (13)

.65

1.16 (0.45, 2.95)

.76

Baby sick or preterm

14 (25)

11 (11)

18 (14)

.22

1.40 (0.54, 3.68)

.49

Needed someone else to feed baby

13 (23)

15 (15)

10 (8)

.32

0.57 (0.19, 1.71)

.32

I wanted to leave baby for hours

13 (23)

15 (15)

10 (8)

.38

0.58 (0.19, 1.74)

.33

Someone else wanted to feed baby

11 (19)

14 (14)

6 (5)

.10

0.37 (0.11, 1.24)

.11

Breastfeeding too inconvenient

7 (12)

5 (5)

9 (7)

.31

2.16 (0.60, 7.77)

.24

I had too many household duties

6 (11)

7 (7)

5 (4)

.58

0.83 (0.19, 3.52)

.80

Wanted my body back

4 (7)

2 (2)

6 (5)

–

–

–

Wanted to go on diet

1 (2)

2 (2)

0 (0)

–

–

–

Wanted to smoke or drink alcohol

1 (1)

1 (1)

0 (0)

–

–

–