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Deciding to breastfeed :
Previous awareness of breastfeeding
Gathering information, making the decision & preparing for breastfeeding
Getting started with breastfeeding :
The first breastfeed
Support from hospital staff
Positioning & attaching/latching the baby at the breast
The milk coming in
Sore nipples
The sensation of breastfeeding
Feeding patterns in the early days
Going home with a breastfed baby
Managing breastfeeding :
What daily life is like with a breastfed baby
Breastfeeding during the night
Getting support for breastfeeding
Monitoring baby's growth
Dealing with difficult times
Impact of breastfeeding upon the mother
Changing family relationships with breastfed baby
Breastfeeding an older baby
Breastfeeding and working
Breastfeeding away from home
Variations of the breastfeeding experience
Emotional & psychological aspects of breastfeeding
Cultural aspects of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding in special circumstances :
When extra care is needed for mother and/or baby
Breastfeeding more than one baby
Weaning the baby from the breast :
Introducing solid foods
Managing weaning including thoughts and feelings
Reflecting upon breastfeeding :
Advice for pregnant mothers and new mothers
Comments for health professionals
Thinking about the wider breastfeeding environment
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Age 35-39
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Interview 13
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She gives us a glimpse of family life and feeding an older baby for comfort when he was ill.
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
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Breastfeeding
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Age 35-39
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Interview 13
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She has mixed feelings about finishing breastfeeding as it is her baby's way of connecting with her. He wanted to breastfeed again after she had been
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
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Breastfeeding
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Age 30-34
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Interview 48
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She was planning in great detail how she would gradually wean her daughter between nine months and one year of age even though she knew that some babi
Apprehensive at first about not feeding straight after the birth and then positioning baby at the breast. No problems thereafter. Managing gradual weaning.
Pregnancy & children
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Breastfeeding
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Age 35-39
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Interview 21
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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
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Breastfeeding
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Age 35-39
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Interview 51
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She used a dummy with her first two children but not with her last two.
Latching-on problems with first baby leading to cracked nipples, engorgement & mastitis. Good milk supply. Joined breastfeeding support group. No problems with next three babies.
Pregnancy & children
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Breastfeeding
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Age 35-39
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Interview 21
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She stopped breastfeeding when she left her toddler and her husband with expressed breast milk for a weekend. Her milk supply dried up without any pro
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.
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Breastfeeding
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Age 20-24
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Interview 16
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Her older baby often feeds for comfort and for skin-to-skin contact.
Baby in Special Care, fed expressed breast milk via tube, syringe & cup. Problems at home, slow weight gain, mixed feeding. Support from lactation consultant for five months.
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Breastfeeding
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Age 30-34
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Interview 24
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She was relaxed about weaning but does feel a bit guilty about weaning her first baby to get her periods back so that she could get pregnant again.
Ceasarean section with first baby, nipple shields, abundant milk supply, mastitis. Has breastfed toddlers and tandem fed new baby with toddler.
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