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Interview 41

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.

  • Background

    At the time of interview, this 36 year old, Caucasian, Jewish woman was breastfeeding her 1 year old daughter. She was an accountant and her husband was self-employed.

  • Age at interview 36
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 40

    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.

  • Background

    At the time of interview, this 19 year old, White British woman was breastfeeding her 4 week old daughter. An activities coordinator (elderly), she was living with her partner (mechanic)...

  • Age at interview 19
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 39

    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.

  • Background

    At the time of interview, this 40 year old, White British woman was breastfeeding her 7 month old son. She also had a 3 year old daughter whom she had...

  • Age at interview 40
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 38

    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.

  • Background

    At the time of interview, this 26 year old, single, White British woman, was breastfeeding her 1 year old daughter. She was a trainee accountant.

  • Age at interview 26
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 37

    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.

  • Background

    At the time of interview, this 27 year old, White British woman was breastfeeding her 6 month old daughter. She also had a 7 year old daughter and a 4...

  • Age at interview 27
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 36

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

  • Background

    At the time of interview, this 30 year old, Pakistani woman had a 6 month old son whom she had breastfed for 10 weeks. A customer services worker, she was...

  • Age at interview 30
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 35

    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.

  • Background

    At the time of interview, this married 36 year old, White British woman had a 3 year old daughter, whom she had breastfed for 20 months. She is a Breastfeeding...

  • Age at interview 36
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 34

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

  • Background

    At the time of interview, this 38 year old, White English woman was breastfeeding her 16 month old son. She also had a 7 year old daughter whom she had...

  • Age at interview 38
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 33

    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.

  • Background

    At the time of interview, this 35 year old, White British woman was expecting a baby in a couple of days. She had a 3 year old son and a...

  • Age at interview 35
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 32

    Really enjoying child-led breastfeeding. Supportive partner, family and friends. "Give it a go to see if it works for you" she says. Slight engorgement, copious milk supply.

  • Background

    At the time of interview, this 19 year old, Caucasian woman was breastfeeding her 6 week old daughter. She was a full-time mum and her partner was a lorry driver.

  • Age at interview 19
  • Sex/Gender Female