Similar to mothers, the types of partnership described by fathers shifted over time. During the prenatal period, fathers perceived their physical presence in the house so that their partner did not feel alone, and also them sitting with their partner during feedings so as to not feel isolated as important actions to support breastfeeding. However, at the later post-natal time points, more fathers identified their partnership in the decision making processes surrounding the infant feeding methods used as most important. Consistently across time points, about half of fathers also identified being on the same side as their partner and defending “their” decision to breastfeed as a positive paternal support for breastfeeding: