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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 13
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Being unable to breastfeed her baby felt like grief because she had lost something that was very important to her. Providing her milk was curative and
Long-term breast milk expression for two babies with cleft palate. Relactation for second baby (viral meningitis at birth), extreme dairy intolerance, breastfed after operation to repair cleft.
Pregnancy & children
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Breastfeeding
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Age 35-39
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Interview 13
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Her baby was born with a cleft palate. She had him on her chest for skin-to-skin contact and put him to her breast. She developed an 'incredible, imme
Long-term breast milk expression for two babies with cleft palate. Relactation for second baby (viral meningitis at birth), extreme dairy intolerance, breastfed after operation to repair cleft.
Pregnancy & children
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Breastfeeding
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Age 20-24
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Interview 15
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Her baby needed resuscitating and was given infant formula. She was concerned about not being able to feed him in the first hour.
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
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Breastfeeding
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Age 30-34
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Interview 27
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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
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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.
Pregnancy & children
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Breastfeeding
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Age 35-39
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Interview 41
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Her eight month old baby underwent a heart transplant. She built up her milk supply and provided breast milk for tube feeding. Her baby eventually bre
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.
Pregnancy & children
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Breastfeeding
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Age 35-39
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Interview 41
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Her friends were encouraging her to wean before her daughter became very ill and required surgery. Now she is glad that she continued to breastfeed.
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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