At every time point, the majority o

At every time point, the majority of mothers identified a father making negative or discouraging comments about breastfeeding as a negative support; examples identified by mothers include a father making negative or discouraging comments about breastfeeding, making negative comments about the mother’s appearance, questioning the mother’s ability tobreastfeed, and relaying bad advice. At each time point, the most commonly cited example ofthis type of negative support identified by the majority of mothers, is a father making negative ordiscouraging comments about breastfeeding. According to mothers: