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• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 49 >> She made sure that she fed her baby with his chin towards the area of the blocked duct in her breast.

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 30-34 >> Interview 49 >> On the third night in hospital she had a special night of skin-to-skin contact with her baby and constant feeding. Her milk came in the next day but s

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 >> Pain in her hands, wrists and pelvis was due to poor positioning. Feeding twins was a physical drain. Breastfeeding made her thinking 'fuzzy'.

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 25-29 >> Interview 37 >> She described having her first baby in a Moses basket beside her bed but subsequent babies slept in the family bed.

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 35-39 >> Interview 50 >> She occasionally fed her twin sons in her bed because it was easier than getting up and gave her more rest. She also had a nap with them during the da

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 30-34 >> Interview 46 >> She breastfed her first baby in her bed but her next four babies slept in a basket or cradle beside her.

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.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 40-45 >> Interview 06 >> She needed practical assistance around the home and said that a crescent shaped beanbag was the best aid for breastfeeding her baby.

Mixed breast and bottle feeding because the mother haemorrhaged badly after a Caesarean Section and was very ill for a long time. Expressing didn't improve milk supply.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 33 >> She moved her babies out of her room early and went through to feed them because they disrupted her and her husband's sleep.

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 35-39 >> Interview 07 >> She fed her baby on demand every one and a half to two hours in the beginning. He took one breast per feed and fed quickly.

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 35-39 >> Interview 21 >> She found breastfeeding easy with her first child and talks about the benefits that it had for her and her baby, including health, comfort and ready a

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 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 35-39 >> Interview 34 >> Her periods returned early after her son's birth but she has not conceived. She gets irritable with breastfeeding around the time of her period.

Caesarean section, daughter in special care, thrush, continued to breastfeed because the baby had an infection. Long-term breastfeeding with her son also.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 45 >> She says that the world belongs to her and her baby at night time. Her mother encouraged her to take the baby into her bed with her.

Loves breastfeeding despite painful beginning. Used nipple shields. Hates being separated from her baby. Feeding time is family time. Husband works away from home during week.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 10 >> Her baby sleeps with her and after a breastfeed her husband brings their baby downstairs to settle.

Little help from midwives in hospital. Used nipple shields for inverted nipples, affected milk supply. Postnatal depression with one child. Dairy intolerance with another. Practices attachment parenting.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 40-45 >> Interview 19 >> Her baby was not gaining enough weight so she had to set an alarm to wake them both to feed in the night.

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 34 >> Her children were both big babies and her health visitors told her that her daughter was overweight and her son would be malnourished without solids.

Caesarean section, daughter in special care, thrush, continued to breastfeed because the baby had an infection. Long-term breastfeeding with her son also.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 02 >> She described the first few days of breastfeeding in detail and thought that her contented baby was a result of “going with the flow”.

Emergency Caesar, used nipple shields for cracked nipples. Discusses the very early days including the milk coming in, a good latch, timing of feeds, night time arrangements.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 30 >> She expected her baby to feed frequently at first and kept a diary of feed times for one day. Night time feeds were very calm and quiet.

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 31 >> She listened to all of the advice and then did what suited her and her baby. Sometimes she woke the baby, sometimes she let him sleep.

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 35-39 >> Interview 03 >> She went to bed with her third baby and cuddled and fed him through the night which seemed natural and was quite different from how she had behaved wi

Relaxed, long-term breastfeeder, very few problems, mastitis, baby fed on demand and sleeps with parents, child-led weaning at around 4 years of age. Child-centred family, home schooling older children.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 23 >> Her first baby slept in the nursery but her second slept in the family bed which she says was a natural thing to do.

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 31 >> As a health professional, she was aware of the advice about co-sleeping but decided to sleep with her babies because it was easier to breastfeed and 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 >> Her baby was having just as much breastmilk as ever plus some solids. Her day became more structured after introducing solids.

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