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• 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 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 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 35-39 >> Interview 17 >> She avoids public toilets and always goes to a mother and baby room but sometimes the furniture is not appropriate and there can be tension between br

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 20-24 >> Interview 15 >> Feeding her hungry child is more important to her than her image. She has felt discriminated against and thinks that this is off-putting for other you

Bad hospital experiences. Copious milk supply, leaking, engorgement, solids at four months followed by breast refusal and early weaning. Now a peer supporter for other breastfeeding women.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 23 >> She would not sun bathe topless but breastfeeding in public has been no problem except for one time when she had disapproving looks from a family seat

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 30-34 >> Interview 27 >> She talks about breastfeeding on an international aeroplane and how it helped her baby to cope with changes in cabin pressure and “popping ears”.

Nursing strikes with her son. Daughter required heart surgery after birth. Expressed breastmilk for her and also provided some for the milk bank. Working and breastfeeding.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 20-24 >> Interview 09 >> Her priorities changed as she adapted to motherhood and her baby's needs became more important than going out.

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 25-29 >> Interview 20 >> Having a baby brought about lifestyle changes and the social life that he and his wife gave up was for such a short time in the bigger scheme of thing

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.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 30 >> She could have gone out for a few hours at a time while her daughter slept but she didn't want to leave her so she took her baby with her in the buggy

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