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• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 20-24 >> Interview 09 >> After a difficult birth her baby had trouble attaching. She took him to a chiropractor. Her nipples became so sore that she dreaded her baby waking up

Initially found breastfeeding hard with tongue-tie, sore nipples latching-on problems and syringe feeding. Sought help from chiropractor with craniosacral therapy for baby. Proud that she persevered.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 01 >> She thinks that her badly damaged nipples were the result of a difficult birth for her baby. Nipple shields, chiropractic manipulation, and cream help

Long labour, emergency caesarean section. Cracked nipples. Baby fed constantly but failed to thrive. Discusses chiropractic sessions, supplemental bottles, early solids, and milk donation. Now enjoying breastfeeding.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 17 >> She did not have the birth that she had planned and found breastfeeding difficult. She thinks that these things may have led to feeling depressed and

Difficulties with breastfeeding including positioning, sore nipples (used nipple shields), low milk supply, poor weight gain, possible depression. Having nightmares about going back to work.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 37 >> Support from her partner made a big difference but the best support was that which she sought from other breastfeeding women.

Unsatisfactory hospital experience with first baby; other two were home births. Regrets stopping breastfeeding her first child to go back to work. She didn't do that again.

• 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 25 >> Meeting with other women to share experiences has been important in helping her to adapt to motherhood.

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.