You already got great advice. Try not to stress if baby does not latch on well at first. It takes time. With baby #1, the first 6 weeks were miserable (we called latch on pain toe clenching because my entire body would clench up down to my toes) and my second baby had a tougher time and the first 3 months were very hard. But if you can make it past the initial adjustment, it gets so much easier. I nursed both until around 15 months.

My philosphy is to schedule sleep and naps, but do on demand feedings. As a newborn, you might find that they want to nurse (or comfort nurse) every hour at somepoints and that is fine. It helps build up your supply too. I tend to wake them up from naps if it has been awhile from the last nursing, but at night I let them go longer -- 4 - 5 hours would be my max (but newborns rarely make it that long anyways). And some nights will be nursing session after nursing session (if you sleep in separate rooms like we do) but don't give into the temptation to sumplement! That one night of nursing non-stop will build up your supply and the next few nights won't be as tough as you will have more milk (this usually happens at a growth spurt).

A good nursing pillow (love my boppys) is a must. And a quiet relaxing place to nurse.

Good luck!

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Brooke -- 2004
Lizzie -- 2006
Samantha -- 2008