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• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 01 >> Going out was hard until she found places to breastfeed. Now she is annoyed by newspaper reports about breastfeeding women being asked to leave premis

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 30-34 >> Interview 14 >> She got in touch with her body through pregnancy and breastfeeding and tried to follow her instinct. Breastfeeding drew her and her daughter together.

Talks about "natural" birth and breastfeeding; pressure from Social Services and health professionals to conform to expected behaviours; conflicting advice, prolonged breastfeeding and the difficulties of weaning a toddler.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 40-45 >> Interview 19 >> The 'nurses' helped her breastfeed straight after a caesarean section and even though her baby then couldn't breastfeed for a few days she was confide

Breastfed baby with Down's Syndrome. Jaundice. Slow weight gain led to mixed formula and breastfeeding, possibly due to heart problem that required surgery at 4½ months. Baby constipated on formula.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 21 >> She knew that it was not her but her baby who was having trouble with breastfeeding. She found special weight charts for babies with Down's Syndrome.

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 25-29 >> Interview 22 >> She received variable advice from a variety of health professionals and doubted her ability as a mother until she attended a lactation clinic for expe

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 22 >> She used expressed breastmilk in a bottle when feeding in places where she or other people may have felt uncomfortable. She did not breastfeed in fron

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 30-34 >> Interview 23 >> She thought she would feed her second baby with ease but she had to learn to position her new baby correctly all over again. She was surprised by the

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 25-29 >> Interview 30 >> She practised breastfeeding techniques in front of a mirror to make sure that she was comfortable before feeding in public because other people's opin

Enjoyed breastfeeding, few difficulties, support network extremely important to her especially family, friends and the breastfeeding support group, La Leche League.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 35 >> She developed the confidence to trust her instincts and realised that her baby wanted to be with her and that they would learn together as a family.

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 25-29 >> Interview 37 >> Having the midwife “shove” her breast into her baby’s mouth did nothing for her confidence in being able to breastfeed.

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 25-29 >> Interview 37 >> She has grown more confident about breastfeeding in public with each baby and has had only positive comments.

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 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 25-29 >> Interview 38 >> She always took her daughter off and repositioned her if breastfeeding hurt. She wished she had observed other mothers more closely while she was preg

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.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 40-45 >> Interview 39 >> She woke to find her first baby in bed with her and tried to latch her on by herself. Thereafter she lacked confidence, in contrast with her second ex

Lacked knowledge and confidence with first baby, relieved to introduce bottles. Breastfed second with ease and pleasure, would like him to take a bottle but he refuses.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 48 >> Conflicting advice in a busy ward confused this woman and made her anxious until she received help from someone from a breastfeeding clinic in whose e

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