Prenatally, 10 out of 14 mothers anticipated receiving words of encouragement from their partner as being a positive support for breastfeeding, and at the one-month time point, every mother identified receiving words of encouragement and motivation from their partner as a positive support for breastfeeding. Additionally, at the three and six month time points, almost all mothers continued to recognize words of encouragement and motivation received from their partner as a positive support for breastfeeding. At the post-natal time points, when mothers were asked which support their partner provides that is most important to them, almost every mother identified words of encouragement and motivation as being the support they receive from their partner that is most important, and which helps to sustain breastfeeding.