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Interview 27

Interview 27

Age at Interview: 32
Sex: Female
Background: At the time of interview, this 32 year old, white woman was breastfeeding her 11 month old daughter. She also had a 2½ year old son whom she had breastfed. An IT consultant, she was married to a further education teacher in special needs.

Brief outline:Nursing strikes with her son. Daughter required heart surgery after birth. Expressed breastmilk for her and also provided some for the milk bank. Working and breastfeeding.

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She fed her son frequently after her caesarean section and does not remember her milk coming in. She kept a record of his feeding patterns but would not do that again.
Print Do you remember when your milk came in? No. So you have no idea how many days after the… No. …operation? No, it just, he just fed and fed and fed and he was fine so we were happy. So you didn't notice a change from? No. It wasn't dramatic? Because he was, he was feeding so well. How often do you think he was feeding at that stage? About every two and a half hours, I was trying to write it down and they, you know they're so keen on knowing how long you were feeding for and at what times, and I think if I went back to it again I could forget that throw the piece of paper out the window you know? Go away I know what I'm doing [laughs] I'm a mother, I wouldn't do that now, no way, I did it with my daughter but that's because of the medical problems she had with a normal baby there's no way I'd do that now as long as they're growing properly, it's all you need to know.

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