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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 42
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She expressed her breastmilk in the mornings so that her husband could be included in the feeding experience by giving their daughter a bottle when he
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.
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Age 25-29
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Interview 20
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He supported his wife in her breastfeeding and says that he can experience feeding with a bottle of expressed milk. Becoming a parent has meant accept
Two bottle fed and two breastfed children. Closely involved in baby care, supportive of breastfeeding. Difficulties with an unsettled baby who was eventually diagnosed as dairy intolerant.
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Breastfeeding
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Age 30-34
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Interview 24
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Becoming parents was a big learning curve. She thinks that a young baby develops a very strong bond with its mother and that the bond with its father
Ceasarean section with first baby, nipple shields, abundant milk supply, mastitis. Has breastfed toddlers and tandem fed new baby with toddler.
Pregnancy & children
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Breastfeeding
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Age 35-39
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Interview 26
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Becoming a parent was a reality check for him. He saw his role as one of support which was not easy but very important.
Father of three. Supportive of long-term breastfeeding and co-sleeping.
Pregnancy & children
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Breastfeeding
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Age 35-39
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Interview 26
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Having a baby brought responsibilities and a clearer distinction in roles for him. His relationship with his children has strengthened with time.
Father of three. Supportive of long-term breastfeeding and co-sleeping.
Pregnancy & children
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Breastfeeding
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Age 25-29
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Interview 30
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She developed a strong emotional bond with her daughter and had to work hard at allowing other people to develop their relationships too.
Enjoyed breastfeeding, few difficulties, support network extremely important to her especially family, friends and the breastfeeding support group, La Leche League.
Pregnancy & children
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Breastfeeding
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Age 35-39
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Interview 33
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Her exhaustion affected her milk supply. She needed to call on family support and slow down. She said that breastfeeding was physical but also psychol
Water birth, easy breastfeeding with first child. Sleep deprivation and mastitis with second. Weaning to bottle at six months in order to go back to work.
Pregnancy & children
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Breastfeeding
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Age 35-39
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Interview 41
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Being able to provide breastmilk for her daughter, who was very ill in hospital and so helpless, kept her going and made her feel like she was doing s
Breastfeeding easy. Baby critically ill at 8 months, eventually underwent a heart transplant operation. Fed expressed breast milk in hospital and baby returned to breastfeeding at home.
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