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Gathering information, making the decision & preparing for breastfeeding

• >> Breastfeeding >> Gathering information, making the decision & preparing for breastfeeding >> Gathering information, making the decision & preparing for breastfeeding

 

Gathering information, making the decision & preparing for breastfeeding

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Gathering information, making the decision & preparing for breastfeeding >> Gathering information, making the decision & preparing for breastfeeding

 

Gathering information, making the decision & preparing for breastfeeding

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• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 22 >> Her mother bottle fed but she had a strong desire to breastfeed because of the benefits for her and her baby. She thought it was natural and did not a

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 35-39 >> Interview 35 >> As a teenager, she had seen her older sister breastfeeding but had no information and unrealistic expectations. She had not anticipated her feelings o

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 30-34 >> Interview 48 >> She helped to bottle feed her two younger sisters. She did not know a lot about breastfeeding but got information from her midwife, antenatal classes,

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 >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 47 >> She saw relative's breastfeeding and assumed that she would too. She remembers her younger brother being breastfed and talked to her mother about brea

Excellent help with getting breastfeeding established with first child. No problems with either. Anxious about going back to work and being separated from baby.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 49 >> The internet was particularly important for information and contact with other women via a forum but she had to be especially careful about the reliab

Caesarean section, cracked nipples, blocked ducts and mastitis. Breastfed exclusively for 26 weeks before introducing finger foods. Trying to cut out night feeds.

• 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 15-19 >> Interview 40 >> Her friend took her to Bosom Buddies meetings run by the local PCT and Sure Start. She found the antenatal classes at the hospital boring and her part

Baby had jaundice and lost weight at first, needed to be woken 2-3 hourly to feed. Engorgement, sore nipples in first two weeks. Dummy for comfort sucking.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 28 >> A friend introduced her to La Leche League meetings while she was pregnant. She saw women happily breastfeeding their babies. She found other antenata

La Leche League Leader, long-term breastfeeder, needed to take care with latching on, engorgement, dealt with occasional blocked ducts herself, breastfed while pregnant, tandem fed baby & toddler.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 23 >> She saw a video of someone breastfeeding at her antenatal class but she was too focused on the birth to really understand the talk.

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 35-39 >> Interview 42 >> Her antenatal class, run by the hospital, included the use of dolls and balloons to imitate breastfeeding. She also heard from enthusiastic women who

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.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 12 >> She followed Islamic literature and the Koran that recommended breastfeeding for two years.

Breastfeeding wonderful, easy. Demand fed even when baby was in an incubator after becoming jaundiced. Encourages other women in her role as breastfeeding support worker. Breastfed through Ramadan.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 11 >> She received so much advice about breastfeeding that she began dreaming about it and woke to find that her bedding was wet.

Baby wouldn't latch on so fed expressed breastmilk through a syringe for first three days. Delaying return to work to spend more time with baby.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 20-24 >> Interview 15 >> She thought that health professionals can be patronising and need to be clearer in their advice especially with women who have difficulty reading pamp

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 35-39 >> Interview 25 >> She said that breastfeeding is not a technique, it is an experience and that professionals need to spend time listening to a woman's story but are con

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.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 33 >> She valued the advice and support from her family more than her health professionals, who may not have had the knowledge or the experience of breastfe

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 >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 31 >> She thinks that consistent advice and continuity of care would mean one less stressful burden for women to think about around the time of their baby's

First month of breastfeeding was the hardest thing she has done in her life. Very sore and cracked nipples. Fussy babies at 4-5 months, early weaning with first baby.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 24 >> She advises health professionals to encourage women and women to find someone who they know and trust. She wishes there were more breastfeeding clinic

Ceasarean section with first baby, nipple shields, abundant milk supply, mastitis. Has breastfed toddlers and tandem fed new baby with toddler.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 20-24 >> Interview 16 >> She said that health professionals need to believe in breastfeeding, be better trained and be more accessible to women.

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.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 31 >> As a pharmacist her training focused on infant formula but all knowledge “went out of the window” when she became a mother and she relied on her insti

First month of breastfeeding was the hardest thing she has done in her life. Very sore and cracked nipples. Fussy babies at 4-5 months, early weaning with first baby.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 22 >> Her medical training did nothing to prepare her for the practicalities of how to breastfeed or how to teach someone else to breastfeed.

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 24 >> Breastfeeding was a big part of being a mother and she wished that she had seen more women breastfeeding. For her, there was no substitute for hands-o

Ceasarean section with first baby, nipple shields, abundant milk supply, mastitis. Has breastfed toddlers and tandem fed new baby with toddler.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 27 >> She knew that breastfeeding was the most important thing that she could do for her baby in Special Care and communicated her breastfeeding plan to her

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 30-34 >> Interview 27 >> She knew that the only thing she could do for her daughter was to provide breast milk. She learned from a book called 'Breastfeeding Special Care Babi

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 30-34 >> Interview 49 >> She discussed unhelpful attitudes towards breastfeeding and some ways of encouraging and supporting women from disadvantaged areas.

Caesarean section, cracked nipples, blocked ducts and mastitis. Breastfed exclusively for 26 weeks before introducing finger foods. Trying to cut out night feeds.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 50 >> Talking to other people who had twins and getting help in the home was extremely important to her.

Exclusively breastfeeding twins with a toddler in the house. First child almost rejected the breast at three months. Mother's comfort (cushions essential) and positioning the baby/babies at the breast important.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 50 >> She mostly fed both babies at once which meant that she needed to be very organised. Lots of pillows and a u-shaped cushion were essential.

Exclusively breastfeeding twins with a toddler in the house. First child almost rejected the breast at three months. Mother's comfort (cushions essential) and positioning the baby/babies at the breast important.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 20-24 >> Interview 16 >> Finding the correct position took a lot of trial and error and the help of a lactation consultant. She described how to tell a correct attachment and

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.