Breastfeeding Ebook
VITAL GUIDE
To start breastfeeding with fewer doubts and real confidence
Your practical guide to getting breastfeeding established and keeping it going
Leave behind the fear of "not having enough milk", the confusion about latch and the worry about your milk coming in.
Open the techniques and positions midwives use, so you can get breastfeeding established and keep it going.
- Already helped 55,000+
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- Updated with the 2025 evidence
Does this sound like you? You are not alone. Your answer is here.
I am pregnant and people tell me to 'prepare' my breasts. Do I have to do something? What if my milk does not come?
Your breastfeeding can go well. There are many ways to do it. What matters is understanding what will happen and following the right steps.
They put the baby to the breast in hospital... and now what? How do I know the latch is right? I am afraid it will hurt.
Learn the 5 signs of a good latch (point 10) and the guided latch (point 11), so feeding works and does not hurt. We show the most comfortable positions to start, including after a caesarean (point 12).
My breasts are swollen and hard. Is this my milk coming in? Do I have to wake the baby to feed? How often?
Understand what the physiological milk coming in is (point 4) and how to manage it. You will see how to spot your baby's early hunger cues (point 8), long before crying, so feeds stay on demand and effective.
Understand what the physiological milk coming in is (point 4) and how to manage it. You will see how to spot your baby's early hunger cues (point 8), long before crying, so feeds stay on demand and effective.
This is the question we hear most. Weight is not the only sign. The guide gives the most reliable way to know your baby is getting enough milk (point 13): nappies, and how many wet and dirty ones are usual each day. When that worry eases, you can relax and enjoy feeding.
Information you can trust
The “Guide to starting breastfeeding” was written and is backed by our team of midwives who specialise in breastfeeding.
These recommendations always need adapting to each situation. Happymami is not responsible for misuse or misreading. They do not replace a professional assessment and follow-up.
