Best advise I have been given - breastfeeding shouldn't hurt, if it does your doing it wrong.

I stuck by this while i was in the hospital & had blisters forming on nipples. It took 7 different midwifes before one agreed with me that it wasn't becasue I had red hair & freckles and therefor senistive skin, it was because I didn't have Evan up high enough.
I agree Fiona Jill, when I was in hospital I was still grazed and all the midwives were telling me I was attaching properly, finally the lactation consultant showed me a video and I realise he wasn't attached properly at all.

Worst (more stupidest/funniest) is from MIL (who else!?) Was that If I ate chocolate while BFing, Evan would get diarrhoea and die! Not get sick, he would DIE!
OMG that is unbelievable!! I REALLY hope I am not like this with my future DIL!!

I had all kind of people trying to advise me that Felix was "hungry" because he was putting his fingers and objects in his mouth, and was 4 mths..I kept telling them about the WHO recommendations but alot of family friends used to complain to my mother about it!

My best advice is the same as everyone else has receive buy the sounds, to trust your instincts with your own baby, we have always done things well when we did things our own way not followed "advice" from baby trainers!

I have to say I have had a glass of wine and breastfed, I do try to have it away from when the alcohol is peaking though, though sometimes I think to myself that it will make him sleep a little deeper (never does though!)

I think the thing is my doctor told me that new studies have indicated there is NO safe level of alcohol to give and baby, OR have as an adult, that old recommendation of have a glass of red wine a day for your heart health, is now replaced with ..this too will cause cancer! *sigh* can't do anything good anymore can we??

I think the most popular advice given to everyone is still the best, trust your instincts and you'll do best by your baby!