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Feeding baby: The experiences of first-time mothers

Abstract:

The research formed the basis of a thesis for a Master of Arts (Applied) in Social Science Research and the research design and methodology can be found in Kerslake Hendricks (1999). In this article the results of the research are presented as a summary of the experiences of the 12 first-time mothers as they attempt to learn to feed their babies, whether by breast or by bottle. Discussion about feeding issues arose during face-to-face semi-structured individual interviews, as the women talked about their postnatal support needs during the first six months following the birth of their babies. At the time the interviews were carried out, the women ranged in age from their early twenties to their late thirties and their babies were aged between seven and eleven months old. All of the women had given birth at the same local public hospital, two by Caesarean section.

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breast versus bottle, infant feeding