If you’ve ever asked questions like the ones below during the rollercoaster weeks of new parenthood, you’re in good company! Most new parents, unless they have been around newborn babies a lot before, are surprised and sometimes confused by how intensely their baby needs to be held and comforted. At times, it can feel like very hard work, or even as if, whatever you try, nothing quite works. Babies on the TV might sleep quietly in their beds between feeds, but real babies often don’t!

• My baby feeds all evening, and my breasts feel empty – have I run out of milk?
• Every time I try to put my baby down to sleep, they cry! What am I doing wrong?
• Why does my baby cry at the breast sometimes, even though they still seem hungry?

The La Leche League have some helpful information and advice to support you.