: What do you think is the biggest barrier to breastfeeding in Australia?

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  • Conflicting advice after birth

    64 17.68%

  • Interventions at birth

    9 2.49%

  • Lack of continuity of care

    44 12.15%

  • Accessibility of artificial milk

    20 5.52%

  • Marketing of artificial milk

    5 1.38%

  • Lack of education

    101 27.90%

  • Health professional influence e.g. MCHN, Paed

    17 4.70%

  • Family &/ friends ideals/advice/expectation

    45 12.43%

  • Going back to work with lack of bf support

    25 6.91%

  • Lack of availablility/affordability of support

    32 8.84%

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  1. May 23rd, 2007, 11:19 AM #1
    ~Raven~
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    Jan 2005
    Down by the ocean
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    I voted for Family &/ friends ideals/advice/expectation.

    For me I only had two friends who were successful at breast feeding. As it was something I really wanted to do they motivated me to keep going when my mum, MIL, cousins & neighbours all told me to put the baby on the bottle because that is what they did. Breastfeeding was too much hassle for them and they were trying to spare me I guess. It's something that everyone had an opinion on and they were quite outspoken about it.
    Even now I get comments from a few family members that they can't believe I put up with breastfeeding for so long!
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  2. May 23rd, 2007, 11:26 AM #2
    barney Guest

    Smile each to there own

    well i have four children and i think we need more support before we leave the hospitals we are not given enough advice although some of us just are unable to bf and i think its a choice that really has to be made by both partners
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