What No One Tells You About Breastfeeding After a C-Section or Birth Trauma
You may have had a vision for your birth. You may have pictured the skin-to-skin, the golden hour, the peaceful latch. Then reality showed up with a detour: a C-section. A traumatic delivery. A NICU stay. And suddenly you’re not only trying to keep a tiny human alive, you’re also trying to process what just happened to you.
It’s disorienting. It’s overwhelming. And it matters.
Because when your body has just been through a major medical event, or a deeply emotional one, asking it to also perform a function that’s complex and demanding (hi, breastfeeding) can feel like too much.
Breastfeeding is a relationship and not a performance. You and your baby are figuring it out together. It's not a measure of your worth.
Why Am I Always Touched Out? Understanding Sensory Overload in Motherhood (And How to Get Relief)
Being touched out is when physical contact, no matter how well-intended, starts to feel irritating or unbearable.
It’s when your nervous system is so overstimulated that even a hug, a baby on your hip, or your partner reaching for your hand feels like too much.
It’s not about love. It’s not about not wanting connection. It’s about your nervous system waving a giant red flag saying, “We’re overloaded.”