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• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 52 >> Initially, she thought she would breastfeed for four months but got into a routine and just kept going. She says that it is nice when her daughter com

Slow weight gain with both babies even though they thrived. Never expected to be feeding an older child, it just happened. Expressed for occasional bottle for first baby.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 03 >> Feeding is always a very special time for her to sit down and feel the closeness of her baby.

Relaxed, long-term breastfeeder, very few problems, mastitis, baby fed on demand and sleeps with parents, child-led weaning at around 4 years of age. Child-centred family, home schooling older children.

• 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 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 25-29 >> Interview 12 >> She followed Islamic literature and the Koran that recommended breastfeeding for two years.

Breastfeeding wonderful, easy. Demand fed even when baby was in an incubator after becoming jaundiced. Encourages other women in her role as breastfeeding support worker. Breastfed through Ramadan.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 21 >> She found breastfeeding easy with her first child and talks about the benefits that it had for her and her baby, including health, comfort and ready a

Breastfed 1st baby with ease. 2nd baby has Down's Syndrome, breastfed but it wasn't easy. Gives tips for breastfeeding a Down's Syndrome baby.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 13 >> There were times when it caused tension but it was wonderful to be able to breastfeed her son during a medical procedure, when he had a tummy bug and

Long-term breast milk expression for two babies with cleft palate. Relactation for second baby (viral meningitis at birth), extreme dairy intolerance, breastfed after operation to repair cleft.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 22 >> Her mother bottle fed but she had a strong desire to breastfeed because of the benefits for her and her baby. She thought it was natural and did not a

Difficulty with latch-on; poor weight gain; mixed breastfeeding and bottle feeding (expressed breast milk and formula); baby on regular 6 feeds during the day.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 25 >> Her mother combined breastfeeding with bottle feeding and she saw her sister-in-law breastfeeding. She decided to breastfeed after reading about it du

Special Care separation from 1st baby emotionally difficult. Got into cycle of engorgement, expressing, mastitis, too much milk for six months. Has not expressed for second baby.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 47 >> She saw relative's breastfeeding and assumed that she would too. She remembers her younger brother being breastfed and talked to her mother about brea

Excellent help with getting breastfeeding established with first child. No problems with either. Anxious about going back to work and being separated from baby.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 22 >> Her medical training did nothing to prepare her for the practicalities of how to breastfeed or how to teach someone else to breastfeed.

Difficulty with latch-on; poor weight gain; mixed breastfeeding and bottle feeding (expressed breast milk and formula); baby on regular 6 feeds during the day.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 38 >> She advised all women to try breastfeeding and not to buy anything for it except perhaps a nice bra.

Breastfed - almost exclusively, only just beginning solid food at one year. Sleepy baby with jaundice, occasional blocked duct. Baby shares mother's bed. Support group important.

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Publication date:  May 2007                  

Last updated: November 2011

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Publication date:  May 2007                  

Last updated: November 2011

Next review: November 2013

We interviewed 49 women and 2 men about their experiences of breastfeeding. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics, or explore all the interviews.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Breastfeeding

Publication date:  May 2007                  

Last updated: November 2011

Next review: November 2013

We interviewed 49 women and 2 men about their experiences of breastfeeding. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics, or explore all the interviews.