Perhaps a good approach to teaching new moms about early feeding cues would incorporate a discussion/reminder that for 9 months that mom responded automatically to "feeding cues" of her developing fetus, and that it is not too surprising that baby should expect the same after birth. And that the cues are learnable, and to be able to recognize them just requires knowing your baby--and that is a desirable thing to do! And maybe to include some of the information available on the stress that crying actually puts on a newborn--to counter the "crying is good for the lungs" myth most mothers hear from folks who ought to know better. Ask them if they feel like eating when they are sobbing/crying hysterically, etc. That's the time I want--need--to be comforted first, and fed second! Melissa Vickers, IBCLC and LLLL [log in to unmask]