I am bf'ing and I had a c-section with a few complications for me afterwards. If you are planning a c-section (or even if you have an unplanned one like I did), make sure you can get bub to your boob asap after the birth. It will really help. It can take 3-5 days for your milk to come in but just keep putting bub to the breast as often as you can in those early days. Don't listen to the nurses when they try to take bub because "you've got nothing for him/her" just keep letting bub suck!
I have had a few issues with feeding but hopefully, 6 weeks down the track, we're coming out the other side. It's been the most difficult but incredible journey (for me) but also really rewarding. I think if you're mentally prepared for it to be difficult and you're really determined to make it work, then you'll be successful. (And it might not be that hard for you but at least if you're prepared for the worst you'll cope if it gets tough IYKWIM?). Also, have lots of people around you who are supportive, even if they don't know too much. You need the people you live with and have lots of contact with in the early months to support your decision (which is true no matter how you choose to feed your baby).
Get all the information you can now from qualified people and then, once bub is here, just keep asking away. You'll be an expert in no time!
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