Does personality type affect breastfeeding experience? Anyone got any info? Lets do a mumsnet bit of research!

[mears]

I have had a google briefly but can't find anything at the moment.

I have had a lot of discussion about personality type recently and just completed an online test

It got me to wondering whether personality type has a bearing on the experience duration of breastfeeding.

My test result was ESFJ and I had a great experience.

My sister is ISTJ and had a completely opposite experience to me.

I thought it might be interesting to see what personality types and experiences were in the vastness of mumsnet.

The test doesn't take long if you are up for it

[Enraha]

ENTP, utter BF failure but hugely successful in all other aspects of life

[mears]

Should expand and say that I have strong sensing and feeling preferences,

I wonder whether problem solvers and analytical thinkers have opposite experiences.

[mears]

In my book here it says that it is natural for ENTPs give less attention to their non-preferres sensing and feeling parts.

Hey, this might be interesting Enraha if anyone else can be bothered doing it

[PortAndLemon]

I'm very strongly INTP (on properly-administered official Myers-Briggs test). BF DS to 3 years (he self-weaned while I was pregnant), now BFing DD (4.5 months) with no problems.

[mears]

Oh well eyeballs - your experience blows that out of the water!

Wonder what sample size we need to be of statistcal significance!!

[Bowddee]

INTJ. Took to bf straight away, no problems. But for the last 6weeks/month (something like that) I couldn't wait to finish. I hated it. To the extent that if ever hell does freeze over and I do have another child I will not bf.

[mears]

Same for you PortandLemon - I am probably going to be the odd one out.

[TrinityRhino]

will come back and do the test at anoother time
but I will post so I can find it easily

I love bf, was never an option that I would doo anything else right from the start

There is no other option in my head
I found it a bit tricky with my first for a few weeks but she was fed for 14 months, dd2 gave up herself at 9 months and gecko is still going strong at nearly 19 months

it a wonderful thing

[TrinityRhino]

will come back and do the test at anoother time
but I will post so I can find it easily

I love bf, was never an option that I would doo anything else right from the start

There is no other option in my head
I found it a bit tricky with my first for a few weeks but she was fed for 14 months, dd2 gave up herself at 9 months and gecko is still going strong at nearly 19 months

it a wonderful thing

[TrinityRhino]

will come back and do the test at anoother time
but I will post so I can find it easily

I love bf, was never an option that I would doo anything else right from the start

There is no other option in my head
I found it a bit tricky with my first for a few weeks but she was fed for 14 months, dd2 gave up herself at 9 months and gecko is still going strong at nearly 19 months

it a wonderful thing

[TrinityRhino]

will come back and do the test at anoother time
but I will post so I can find it easily

I love bf, was never an option that I would doo anything else right from the start

There is no other option in my head
I found it a bit tricky with my first for a few weeks but she was fed for 14 months, dd2 gave up herself at 9 months and gecko is still going strong at nearly 19 months

it a wonderful thing

[TrinityRhino]

will come back and do the test at anoother time
but I will post so I can find it easily

I love bf, was never an option that I would doo anything else right from the start

There is no other option in my head
I found it a bit tricky with my first for a few weeks but she was fed for 14 months, dd2 gave up herself at 9 months and gecko is still going strong at nearly 19 months

it a wonderful thing

[TrinityRhino]

oh god sorry
dont know what happened there

[electra]

I'm INFP. I bf 2 children for 4 years in total.

[FAQ]

ENFP - The "Advocate" - successful bf'ing once - not so good the next times

[BabiesEverywhere]

I am ISTJ - The "Examiner"

I am still breastfeeding my 2 year old DD including throughout my recent pregnancy and my 9 day old DS. Did have issues establishing nursing with DD but it has been much easier this time around

[berolina]

Am apparently INFP, but came out as ENFJ on another one not long ago Would say the second is more accurate as I found the questions very polarised on this one - it was often very difficult to choose an answer.

Excellent bf experience after initial hard struggle with ds1. Tandem feeding a 3.3yo and a 11mo.

[gooseegg]

INTJ and four fabulous experiences. All babies premature (36, 32, 34 and 33wks in order).

A stong intuiton is a good motivator.

[Enraha]

I just retook the test online, had mine done properly a couple of years ago too. Was surprised to come out the same if not more so. Tsk, and I thought I'd changed.

[cthea]

You'd need a huge sample size. What effect size would you be looking for? Would a 1% difference in BF rates (initiation rate? liking BF rate?) between one personality type and another be significant? Would 5% be? Or 10% Then you'd have to account for all the other factors that might have influenced BF, you can't attribute any difference you find simply to personality type. I think there is no research (I haven't checked) because it's too difficult to do.

[berolina]

[mears]

Would love someone with experience of personlity typing to review this thread later when we have a critical mass. I wonder if any kind of theme might emerge.

I did the test twice and got the same result. It can be really hard to try and answer without thinking about it too much isn't it?

[mears]

cthea - I am not being serious about the research part on mumsnet

I think that there are aspects of a woman's personal makeup which will make breastfeeding either a joy or a trial. There will be no solution for that I am sure.

Just messin' around really.