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• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 30 >> She developed very sore nipples on day three. She got help with positioning her baby and used a nipple cream. Breastfeeding became pain free within tw

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 30-34 >> Interview 36 >> The pain of sore nipples was replaced by a sharper pain that was diagnosed as thrush*2. Breast shells gave her some relief but she weaned her baby ear

Caesarean section, extended family support, thrush, early bottles of expressed breast milk and infant formula led to weaning at ten weeks. Discusses breastfeeding café and special foods.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 35 >> Even though she was extremely ill she wanted her baby with her. Breastfeeding was the only thing she could do and she insisted that her medication was

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 35-39 >> Interview 17 >> Her baby failed to thrive so she tried extra breastfeeds, expressing breast milk and medication to improve her milk supply.

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 30-34 >> Interview 24 >> She had an abundant milk supply, frequent bouts of mastitis and occasional blocked ducts. She discusses the symptoms, solutions and causes.

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 49 >> She was sent home from the hospital with a “goody bag” of painkillers and was confused about what she had already had and what else to take and when.

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 25-29 >> Interview 22 >> Her baby's weight gain slowed so she gave her top ups of expressed milk and infant formula. She used Domperidone* to improve her milk supply.

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 14 >> She did not want to take methadone or Prozac while she was breastfeeding and preferred to use natural methods to withdraw from drugs.

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 30-34 >> Interview 46 >> She had trouble convincing hospital staff that she did not wish to 'dry up' her milk because she was still feeding an older baby.

Breastfed five children without problems, two of them in tandem for a short time. Very proud of her achievements. Breastfeeding peer supporter for her local community.