Without being taught about how long a normal, healthy baby can go between feedings, what
typical sleep - wake patterns of a newborn are really like, and what babies do when they are first hungry (before they start to cry, which is a late - stage hunger
cue) mothers may struggle to feel confident in their bodies» ability to produce enough milk.
A dark, quiet, and cool room is a change from the
typical awake settings in a home, and that's the type of
cue to encourage
sleep.