The rationale for offering a scoring option is that time
point checks do not capture the over-time pattern. Mothers
do not consistently transition from exclusive breastfeeding
to partial breastfeeding and, finally weaning [12]. For example,
a woman might supplement her baby once or twice
in the first few days but then breastfeed exclusively until six
months or an infant might have a nursing strike (refusal to
breastfeed suddenly) but, with coaxing and patience, the
strike is overcome and the dyad carries on with exclusive
breastfeeding. In the end, the potential for the scoring system
was not explored with this study. While the idea might
have merit, it would need to be tested, and the final version
of the FeedCat Tool does not use the scoring system.