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Managing weaning including thoughts and feelings

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Managing weaning including thoughts and feelings

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Managing weaning including thoughts and feelings >> Managing weaning including thoughts and feelings

 

Managing weaning including thoughts and feelings

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• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 13 >> She gives us a glimpse of family life and feeding an older baby for comfort when he was ill.

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 >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 13 >> She has mixed feelings about finishing breastfeeding as it is her baby's way of connecting with her. He wanted to breastfeed again after she had been

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 >> Breastfeeding >> Age 40-45 >> Interview 39 >> It was a relief to wean her daughter onto infant formula but she had to deal with her own engorgement and in the end it made no difference to her daug

Lacked knowledge and confidence with first baby, relieved to introduce bottles. Breastfed second with ease and pleasure, would like him to take a bottle but he refuses.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 48 >> She was planning in great detail how she would gradually wean her daughter between nine months and one year of age even though she knew that some babi

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 25-29 >> Interview 38 >> Her one year old daughter was not very interested in solids. She ignored inappropriate advice from health professionals to stop breastfeeding and foll

Breastfed - almost exclusively, only just beginning solid food at one year. Sleepy baby with jaundice, occasional blocked duct. Baby shares mother's bed. Support group important.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 20-24 >> Interview 16 >> Her older baby often feeds for comfort and for skin-to-skin contact.

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 35-39 >> Interview 42 >> It was fun to see her daughter gradually take on different foods but sad to think that it was also the beginning of the end of breastfeeding.

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 30-34 >> Interview 14 >> She got in touch with her body through pregnancy and breastfeeding and tried to follow her instinct. Breastfeeding drew her and her daughter together.

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 35-39 >> Interview 03 >> She says that she does not know how to wean a baby from breastfeeding as each of her children weaned themselves when she became pregnant with the next

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 04 >> She had doubts about her milk supply and no support for breastfeeding her premature baby at home. She was disappointed when they moved onto infant for

Baby 7 weeks premature, incubator and special care, 4-hourly pumping/feeding schedule, milk dried up soon after going home. Discusses mixed emotions, kangaroo care, pressure to breastfeed.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 24 >> She was relaxed about weaning but does feel a bit guilty about weaning her first baby to get her periods back so that she could get pregnant again.

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 14 >> She was getting pressure to wean her four year old but needed help with what to feed her. She was also worried about smoking and dental caries*.

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 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 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.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 47 >> Her health visitor advised her to give her baby water as she introduced solids and cut down on the breastfeeds.

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 14 >> She introduced solids without trouble at six months but later her daughter became fussy about food. Nursery meals were not an option and she had budge

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 40-45 >> Interview 06 >> She thinks it is important to keep things in perspective and realise that you may not get it right all the time.

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 08 >> Away from family and friends, she was very lonely, her baby was unsettled and she weaned prematurely. She still feels guilty about this.

Struggled to feed first baby, feeling very isolated in the Middle East. Second baby easier, fed through gastroenteritis infection. Both babies had short time in Special Care.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 18 >> She did not consider working and breastfeeding. Giving up breastfeeding was an emotional time for her and her daughter who would not take a bottle.

Bottle fed first baby; breastfed second (6 months, enjoyable, copious milk supply) and third for six weeks (difficult, unsettled).

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 33 >> Her breasts became so full during a meeting that she had to go and express some milk. Eventually she became self-employed to give herself more flexibi

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 35 >> Her daughter's weaning was very flexible but she felt that their whole relationship had changed and struggled for a few months to come to terms with i

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 33 >> She struggled to get her baby to take a bottle when she wanted to gradually wean her from breast milk to infant formula. Occasionally using expressed

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 08 >> In desperation, she gave her baby artificial milk which made her baby sleep but quickly led to the cessation of breastfeeding. In retrospect she feels

Struggled to feed first baby, feeling very isolated in the Middle East. Second baby easier, fed through gastroenteritis infection. Both babies had short time in Special Care.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 30-34 >> Interview 52 >> The guidelines for introducing solids changed between her babies. She was more relaxed about preparing her second child's solid foods.

Slow weight gain with both babies even though they thrived. Never expected to be feeding an older child, it just happened. Expressed for occasional bottle for first baby.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 35-39 >> Interview 35 >> Her health visitor suggested solids at four months but they distressed her and her daughter so she waited until six months when they were both more re

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 28 >> She breastfed through all four pregnancies and tandem fed her last two babies.

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 46 >> Her first baby was only one year old when her second was born. She fed them both together for a while. The older child relieved the engorgement after

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 35-39 >> Interview 17 >> Her twelve month old baby is having solid food and wants to feed less often so she thinks that will fit in well with her return to work.

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 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 35-39 >> Interview 21 >> She stopped breastfeeding when she left her toddler and her husband with expressed breast milk for a weekend. Her milk supply dried up without any pro

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 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 35-39 >> Interview 34 >> She was fed up with breastfeeding her two-and-a-half year old daughter and decided to stop but it was still sad to think that she would not breastfeed

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 41 >> 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.

• Pregnancy & children >> Breastfeeding >> Age 25-29 >> Interview 10 >> She was devastated when her daughter rejected breastfeeding at one year but knew that she could have more children and breastfeed again.

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 30-34 >> Interview 36 >> She thought that buying an expensive breast pump would make her life easier. That didn't help so she tried infant formula and her son soon preferred t

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 51 >> Her first baby had solids at four months but she waited for longer with the others and simply gave them part of the family meal.

Latching-on problems with first baby leading to cracked nipples, engorgement & mastitis. Good milk supply. Joined breastfeeding support group. No problems with next three babies.

• 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.