Breast milk is a gift of god to mother for baby and it has a unique composition and is the only food for a baby requires up to first 6 months of life. But, it is also important how to breastfeed a baby with correct technique, because faulty method/technique may lead to problems to mother like back pain, engorgement of the breast, fever etc. And for the baby like undernutrition which leads to frequent neonatal infection, poor weight gain, less emotional attachment with mother.

So, any position that is comfortable to the mother is acceptable keeping in mind that her back should be supported. There are many ways a mother can hold a baby for feed like Indian method, credal position, modified cradle position, side-lying position (it is a common myth that mother should not breastfeed the baby is lying down position which is not correct.) etc. Provided that four signs of good attachments should be fulfilled.