Like several people have said, mothers should be warned that they'll get 
conflicting information, and they should listen first to their very 
honest babies. (In my prenatal classes, the big exception to to 
following cues is the sleepy, disorganized newborn.  I can usually get a 
laugh by saying, "This stage doesn't last long -- if you keep after that 
baby for a few days, he or she will return the favor and wake you up for 
the whole rest of babyhood.")

It's hard because the worst advice is presented with the greatest air of 
comforting authority (which is the the allure of the Ezzo-type programs 
-- it's all stated so confidently).

But one can put a positive spin on this, when you point out that the 
wide range of advice suggests that "breastfeeding tends to work," (a 
Barbara Wilson Clay phrase that's a good take-home message), and that 
there's not just one way to do this.   Even it it's not perfect advice, 
if it keeps the mother and the baby in the game and trying *something* 
it can often lead them, by trial and error, to something that does work.

Just think how much conflicting advice we get, and usually ignore, on 
other human activities, yet most of us manage to eat, fall in love, get 
dressed, get married, hold jobs, etc. 

Margaret Wills, LLLL, IBCLC

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