When I last posted here I had only been feeding for 8 days, now 8 and a half months in I feel like I can answer the question better.

One thing that would have been helpful is a chart or table of what can be expected in the first six - twelve months of breastfeeding. For example, when to expect growth spurts and certain behaviours (like the typical four to five month behaviour of latching on and off, temporary breast rejection, cluster feeding, resumption of night feeds, etc). So much is spent preparing one for establishing feeding; there is very little support in the community for coping with the changes in bf-ing patterns that happen over time.