Don’t infantalise pregnant women. Tell them how tough breastfeeding can be | Lizzy Davies

Of course British attitudes need to change, but let’s be honest, telling women about how wondrous breastfeeding can be is to tell only half the story

• Lizzy Davies is international news editor of the Guardian

As I type this, the clock hands are creeping towards 2.30am, and my baby daughter is slumbering beside me having had her first feed of the night. There will, unquestionably, be more. I am on hand 24/7 to meet her dietary needs, an always-open milk bar with only one thing on the menu and only one employee serving the drinks. There is very little customer feedback, though occasionally I am rewarded with a loud and strangely satisfying burp.

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