it's common for milk to not come in early after a c/s hun. it's common for stress/outside factors to impact milk. my milk supply changed dramatically with all the stress we've had going on lately. it's really frustrating cos i know what is causing it, but i can't change it. i just let DD feed when she wants to - every feed will boost your supply

i had the "pump every two hours" thing in hospital - and i couldn't bear it. i was getting 2-5ml at best. i ended up refusing to pump and decided to put DD on the breast every 2 hours - DH helped to settle her so i had that support overnight - butt it was less painful having her on there, and my milk came in because, i believe, i had that close contact with her all night. i was dripping like a tap by 10am that next morning.



i would suggest you find someone you are comfortable with that will support and encourage you. someone that can take the "i can't do this" messages at any time. someone that you trust to say "yeah you can, have you tried this? can you do that" - yeah, in an ideal world we'd all have a lactation consultant we trust but we don't live in an ideal world. The LC i dealt with was rude and i swore i'd never go to the "day stay program" while she was part of it lol. make sure your DH is on the same page with BF because, for a while, you will need more support. you can't just ask him to feed your new bub, it's all on you - and you will need him to step up. you need him to understand, from an emotional standpoint, how important this is to you. you FF Isabella, and it is likely he will suggest FF if you are struggling - why is it different for THIS baby - so you need him to know it's not just about the BF positives for your baby, it's about YOU, and YOU deserve to be supported in that choice

good luck hun