A rare condition meant breastfeeding left me feeling suicidal

As my newborn daughter latched to my breast for the first time, the first wave of the feeling came.

I felt like a thousand bugs were crawling up my legs. I felt shame, I felt sadness, I felt like I wanted to scream for my mum.  

My daughter, Melody, fell off and on my breast a few times. Every time she stopped, the feelings stopped,…