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Survey
Tandem Nursing Survey Results
Data analyzed on 11/24/04.
| Number of mothers: |
115 |
| Pairs of tandem nursing siblings:
|
138 |
| Tandem nursing duration (currently
tandem nursing): |
| Range: |
1 week - 6+ years |
| Average: |
11 months |
| Median: |
18-24 months |
| Mode: |
0-12 months |
|
| Tandem nursing duration (one or
both children have weaned): |
| Range: |
1 month - 4.5 years |
| Average: |
22 months |
| Median: |
18 months |
| Mode: |
12-18 months |
|
| Sibling age difference: |
| Range: |
13-54 months |
| Average: |
27 months |
| Median: |
28 months |
| Mode: |
24 months |
(One set of siblings where
one child was adopted had an age difference of 10 months.) |
| Number of respondents who... |
| Tandem nursed 2 sets of
nurslings: |
6 |
| Tandem nursed 3 sets of
nurslings: |
5 |
"Triandem" nursed:
(3 nurslings, each
a different age) |
2 |
| Tandem nursed through part
or all of a subsequent pregnancy: |
6 |
| Nursed through part or all
of a twin pregnancy: |
3 |
| Tandem nursed a singleton
and twins: |
1 |
Tandem nursed adopted children:
(one tandem nursed a birth
child and adopted child; another tandem nursed two
adopted children) |
2 |
| Tandem nursed birth child
& relative: |
1 |
| Exclusively pumped for two
children of different ages: |
1 |
|
|
Click on the question to see the responses.
Why
did you decide to tandem nurse?
Do
you regret your decision? Would you do it again?
What
benefits do you see to tandem nursing?
What
disadvantages do you see?
What
is the age difference between your tandem nurslings?
If
one of your tandem nurslings has weaned, how long did you tandem
nurse?
If you're
still tandeming, how long have you been doing so?
Include
anything else that you think is relevant.
Page last modified:
10/10/2005
Written: 11/24/2004
