i think as long as bub is given the opportunity to find the breast on it's own, whether they are laying on your chest or being cradled, it would be much the same. i've read of hospital policies being "having the baby on the breast within 30 mins" - to me this seems to be pushing something that the baby itself may not be ready for - and i wonder if forcing it would lead to BF problems (poor attachment etc) - i've only watched one clip about it, where the baby took almost an hour on mum's chest to find the breast, and then attached beautifully. i wonder if this might start mumma feeling negative about BF if baby doesn't attach properly within the pre-designated time frame...

i think my aim (and i'm still a while off, so i'm only "thinking") is to not let time be a huge constraint - i'm not sure if we'll do full breast crawl or something similar to what you had with your last birth Bath and cradle baby skin to skin until IT is ready to seek out the breast...