ABSTRACT

This case report was written to determine the breastfeeding process in the first baby of a 26-year-old lawyer mother, the traditional methods she used for breast care and her feelings and thoughts. The data in this case were collected using the Postpartum Period Data Collection Form. Expressions describing the mother’s feelings and thoughts were included in the case report as they were. The mother who was followed up with three benign masses and many cysts in her breast did not receive prenatal breast feeding training. After birth, the newborn was taken to intensive care cause of asphyxia. For this reason, mother-baby togetherness and breastfeeding could not be achieved for eight days. Breast/nipple problems of the mother started with lactation. The mother and her traditional caregiver sought medical support for breast/nipple problems and resorted to traditional methods. It was determined that the mother experienced negative emotions such as sadness, restlessness, nervousness, tension, fear and psychosomatic symptoms such as insomnia and loss of appetite during the birth and breastfeeding process. It is the right of every woman to receive breastfeeding education and counseling during the perinatal period.