TABLE 4.

Qualitative Themes Regarding the Breastfeeding Experience of Participants

Theme	Selected Quotations
Mixed breastfeeding experience	“Nice during the time…soothing and comforting while breastfeeding” (Participant 13) “…mostly it was easy. He won’t eat if he is tired so I have to watch for his cues very carefully and feed him before he gets tired” (Participant 51)
Need for ongoing breastfeeding support	“When I was having a hard time getting baby to latch, the doctor said to supplement…I wish I went to a lactation consultant instead” (Participant 35) “I wished there was more help with the lactation consultant at the hospital” (Participant 36)
Expressing milk with manual pump has challenges and rewards	“I pump for my partner to feed the baby at night so I can sleep” (Participant 30) “The manual pump takes a long time and sometimes the handle pops off” (Participant 8) “I used the manual breast pump to pump my breasts when they are too full, and my baby is not hungry at the time” (Participant 9)