Originally Posted by La Texican
I don't know if I'm supposed to say this or if it sounds crude but I co-slept and night nursed and I always wandered how my newborn could find his "bottle" in the dark and move there and latch onto the right spot without any fumbling at all. I was told because babies can smell the milk?

Why would that be crude? Actually, most babies can find their mama's nipples and latch on all on their own, within an hour of birth. smile