I am 6 weeks PP today and I've had a really hard time with breastfeeding. I was 41+3 when I was Induced and 27 (4 hrs of pushing) hours later I ended up having an emergency c-section. I was so exhausted that whatever meds they gave me right after my baby was taken out, knocked me out completely. My husband said I was snoring in the OR the entire time 😊. Anyway, baby was a little under weight for being over due, and he had his first BM inside so they had to clean him up and feed him and since I was out his first meal was formula. He was born 10:49 pm and I didn't see him until 5:30 am. I was still so out of it I just wanted to see my baby! The nurse brought him to me and I held him for the first time, my husband and I had some bonding time. No one told me to try breastfeeding (I assume now that was because they already fed him formula). So when I finally got to breastfeed it was 7:30am, about 9 hrs since he was born 😞. Recovering after a c-section was not fun, especially since I did not prepare for one. But I tried my hardest to breastfeed. The latch seemed good, but he would stay on my boob for hours and still cry after. None of the nurses seemed to think anything was wrong so I figured we're both just getting the hand of this breastfeeding thing. After we got home, we had a few tough days. Baby lost some weight, which I know is normal, but at our check up the pediatrician said that if he doesn't start gaining weight, we're gonna have to supplement. As soon as I heard that word, I got very upset. We went home and I started breastfeeding "on demand" which was 24/7...and he just kept crying and crying. So in the middle of the night I had to try formula. I made my first bottle through tears (2oz) and gave it to my little baby love. He ate every last drop and finally fell asleep. Since then, he's been gaining weight steadily, eating more and more formula, and wanting my breasts less and less.

I don't know if the c-section has anything to do with this, but I feel like a total failure. Now at 6 weeks I still offer my breasts but he just pushes them away and cries. I'm not making much milk still, I never got that engorgement, his latch was always good (no pain for me just a little discomfort). Some days I forget about it and have a good routine going with having my bottles ready ahead of time but some days I'm just so sad that I can't give my baby boy what he needs. Don't know what I did/doing wrong. Getting ready to give up on breast feeding. Been fighting with my Ob's office since the day he was born because they still haven't gotten me my pump (my insurance covers one).

Anyone else having BF issues after a c-section?