The benefits of breatfeeding cannot be understated. However there are a few downsides, and we don’t just mean getting your brests out in public.

Breastfeeding on-demand is easy to do and is quick and convenient. There’s no bottles to sterilize and no formula milk to buy. However, you need to bear in mind that a baby who is solely breast fed will struggle to adapt to a bottle if you try to introduce one after a few months. And indeed nipple confusion can occur if you try to introduce one earlier then that. So what does this mean? Well it means you can’t be separated from your baby for long periods of time, so no visits to your favourite restaurant on a Saturday night.

Also it’s far more difficult to stop breastfeeding your baby at night than to stop bottle feeding. When your little one is crying at 3am it’s easy to pop your breast in their mouth to shut them up. They will however get used to this easy on-demand source of food, so many breast fed babies take a lot longer to be able to sleep through.

We wholeheartedly approve of breastfeeding and breast is best up to six months, but you do need to be prepared for some of the difficulties that go hand in hand with this way of feeding your baby.