Of the four types of positive pater

Of the four types of positive paternal support, fathers most often mentioned forms of instrumental support as being helpful for a mother to receive to support breastfeeding. At each time point, every father identified at least one form of instrumental support that would be helpful for a mother to receive from her partner to sustain breastfeeding. Similar to the responses from mothers, three sub-themes developed when discussing specific forms of instrumental support with fathers including household chores and responsibilities, caring for the baby, and caring for the mother. Table 7 presents the number of fathers identifying each sub-theme and code under positive instrumental paternal support. These themes are presented in more detail below.