Hi there, just want to add my tuppence on the breastfeeding stuff...couple of intersting points I wish someone had told me beforehand...
it isn't easy or necessarily natural and you both have to learn it (helps if the baby latches on easily though)
the baby doesn't need anything at all for the first few days (think of it as a kind of yolk thing going on that it lives off), as long as you let it suckle very frequently to get collostrum, this will also bring your milk in
sometimes they have tongue ties - when they stick out their tongue, the end goes into a heart shape; this can stop them from latching on and make breastfeeding very painful as they can't 'cup' the nipple with their tongue properly
lying down on one side is the easiest way to breastfeed when you are tired (some classes say you have to sit upright with your lap flat, so like a loon I was getting up in the middle of the night to assume the breastfeeding position! Then had trouble getting back to sleep as was totally awake after all that malarky) - caveat to this is sometimes it can be a bit harder with very large boobs!
I had a c-section and my milk still came in on day 3, despite a lot of midwife pressure to give formula (I didn't know the milk could take longer after c-sections and thats why they were trying to make me feed her formula!).
breastfed babies DO need winding - worth doing if they bob off and between breasts as it can be wind, not that they've finished.
You don't need to feed both breasts each time; mine only did 1. Also, there isn't a proscribed length (some take 40mins; mine was 15mins from the start). The times also do get shorter!
Lasinoh is a godsend. Get it in your hospital bag and put it on your nips after each feed. You will thank me for it!
If it hurts in a toecurling way as the milk comes through, that can be normal. If it feels as if your nipples are being sawn off, there is a problem with the latch.
If it hurts, take them off (using your little finger in the corner of their mouth to break the suction first) and relatch. Don't struggle on. Milk will go everywhere, but your nipples won't crack.
finally, I know some people have a shit time with breastfeeding and that some babies just can't do it (militants will come on and kill me for saying it though!). My sister pumped every single bottle for her DS for a whole year, as he just couldn't latch on; thats 30 mins pumping then 30 mins feeding them the bottle! HOWEVER, I do have a friend who was forced to cup feed her baby formula in hospital at the beginning and its now got a cows milk allergy, so do be aware there can be (rare) repercussions from formula, especially if you have allergies in the family. Also if you do mix feed early, you are much more likely to have a baby that prefers bottles and can drop the breastfeeds, as they are harder work for them.
Sorry for the humongous post, but I really, really wish someone had told me all of this and also all the winding stuff (will bore you with that later) as it is so very useful! I do realise that I was incredibly lucky with breastfeeding and know lots of healthy happy babies (and mums) who bottle fed, but this was really some of my experience aimed at those of you who want to give BF a go.