Ausgirl, I had one VB and one CS and ironically the breastfeeding was easier and I was better supported getting it going after the CS than the VB. However, in my case the CS was by far the gentler and more empowered birth experience and my VB birth involved bags of drugs and a distressed baby with low apgars. Through both experiences I went in well informed with ABA information and knew the importance of skin to skin contact and face to face gazing and feeding on demand, and I knew to ask for help with expressing and attachment. I think the problem comes down less to the type of birth and more to the way the hospital/MACH system fails to provide the type of compassionate education and ongoing support that women really need to persevere through the difficulties until the BFing relationship is properly established.