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• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 07 >> She attended antenatal classes run by the NCT which included a demonstration, a video and practice with a doll. The classes gave her confidence about

Attended antenatal classes, enjoying demand breastfeeding which has been convenient and easy apart from one bout of mastitis. Pregnant again and thinking about weaning at one year.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 42 >> Her antenatal class, run by the hospital, included the use of dolls and balloons to imitate breastfeeding. She also heard from enthusiastic women who

Difficult birth, engorgement, sore nipples, used nipples shields, unsettled baby required walking, rocking and massage, expressed breast milk for many months, talks about going back to work.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 11 >> She had never seen anyone breastfeed and was very unsure about it to begin with but now she is glad that she did because of the benefits for her baby.

Baby wouldn't latch on so fed expressed breastmilk through a syringe for first three days. Delaying return to work to spend more time with baby.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 23 >> She saw a video of someone breastfeeding at her antenatal class but she was too focused on the birth to really understand the talk.

Good milk supply, used nipple shields with first baby, introduced hungry baby formula for last feed at night. Second baby exclusively breastfed, just beginning solids.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 28 >> A friend introduced her to La Leche League meetings while she was pregnant. She saw women happily breastfeeding their babies. She found other antenata

La Leche League Leader, long-term breastfeeder, needed to take care with latching on, engorgement, dealt with occasional blocked ducts herself, breastfed while pregnant, tandem fed baby & toddler.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 35 >> She became an advocate for breastfeeding in her area and the demand for support has grown very quickly.

Pre-eclamptic fit, caesarean section, breastfed in intensive care and later in coronary care (heart failure/post partum cardiomyopathy). Determined breastfeeder. Peer counsellor and breastfeeding programme administrator.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 15-19 >> Interview 40 >> She had an unplanned pregnancy and it took her a while to accept her baby after the birth. She had learned about breastfeeding and tried to attach her

Baby had jaundice and lost weight at first, needed to be woken 2-3 hourly to feed. Engorgement, sore nipples in first two weeks. Dummy for comfort sucking.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 15-19 >> Interview 40 >> Her friend took her to Bosom Buddies meetings run by the local PCT and Sure Start. She found the antenatal classes at the hospital boring and her part

Baby had jaundice and lost weight at first, needed to be woken 2-3 hourly to feed. Engorgement, sore nipples in first two weeks. Dummy for comfort sucking.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 20-24 >> Interview 43 >> Newly arrived from Pakistan, she was not confident enough to attend antenatal classes, so she read leaflets and books in English and watched videos to

Breastfed without problem. Stayed with mother-in-law for 40 days after birth. Sore nipples & breasts, mother-in-law massaged with oil.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 48 >> She helped to bottle feed her two younger sisters. She did not know a lot about breastfeeding but got information from her midwife, antenatal classes,

Apprehensive at first about not feeding straight after the birth and then positioning baby at the breast. No problems thereafter. Managing gradual weaning.