I remember someone describing this as similar to asking an adult to lie down under a garden tap and drink from it while it is on full.
The laid back feeding position might help as it alows the baby to move it's own head and reposition if needed. Copied from a breastfeeding group...
Biological nurturing or natural breastfeeding allows mother and baby to respond to the primitive reflexes of a newborn where they paddle their feet to move up towards the breast, use their hand to stimulate the 4th intercostal nerves below the breast and their heads are free to move from side to side to find the nipple.
The mother is in a laid back supported position, with her arms free. The baby is supported by her body. This position is relaxing for the mother and does not require additional supports like breastfeeding pillows, foot stools etc. By reclining, she is supported by the sacrum and not putting pressure on the perineum or the sitz bones which can help after a painful delivery.
Gravity holds the baby in a face down position with their torso in contact with the mother with their hands, feet and head free to move. Other holds restrict their movement and holding their head can impact the nerves that operate the face and tongue muscles needed for feeding.
This wonderful video shows a baby demonstrating the reflexes and doing what is commonly called the ‘breast crawl’. It is important to remember that babies keep these reflexes and can use them at every feed, weeks down the line, even if they do not do the breast crawl when they are born.
This video shows biological nursing in practice and shows a number of women being observed by Nancy Mohrbacher, one of the ‘Grandes Dames’ of breastfeeding.
www.naturalbreastfeeding.com/
Dr Suzanne Colson is the other great voice in this field.
www.biologicalnurturing.com/assets/articles/Colson%202007%20non%20prescriptive%20recipe%20for%20BF.pdf