Many more would be breastfeeding if this help were available sooner. Mothers I speak to say that they just wish someone had said: “It might take an hour and a half” like I did and at least they would know what they had to do. I believe it takes a young baby about 100 times to learn something new, so each attempt brings you closer to getting your baby latched on. He also gets tired during the process so it quite usual for the baby to have little cat naps during the time you are getting him to latch on properly. Falling asleep at the breast is often seen as a problem, but it is normal, and the baby will either keep nursing gently in its sleep - which is fine - or wake and try again shortly. All the time spent at the breast stimulates supply and every suck by the baby produces milk; towards the end of the feed this is the richest milk producing the most growth and orders the milk supply increase for tomorrow. Remember the only way that the breast knows that more milk needs to be made is by the baby asking for more than it had today. When you are being supported during this period, make sure common sense prevails. Your baby is not going to starve in the time it takes to learn to feed from the breast and cries of “But he’s hungry ” do not help you to successfully learn to breastfeed and suggest that breastmilk is not as satisfying for your baby as formula, which is not true. | 