ABSTRACT

A question that was triggered as part of the process of Cheryl and Sue's research and the narratives that women emailed to them led to the investigation of the breastfeeding relationship. Was there an impact on this relationship positively, negatively, or not at all? In this chapter, first, is a review of the literature highlighting factors that have been reported to impact mothers’ breastfeeding experiences. Next, Cheryl and Sue's qualitative study is described (Beck & Watson, 2008).