Are you breastfeeding vs pumping?

I found the same, I would prefer to exclusively pump now but am finding creating a supply of milk as well as feed my baby hard. I try to give pumped milk all through the night and then breastfeed in the day as I struggle to find time to pump.

I'm leaning towards exclusive pumping but feeling like I might be giving up too soon.
I tried boobie bears gummies which was great but I got oversupply so I stopped. It is hard to find the balance. Now thinking to start the gummies and go exclusive pumping.

I try and breastfeed when I can, but I haven't had the time or supply to pump, so myself and partner have been supplementing with some of the ready-made formula. At first I beat myself up for not being able to exclusively provide breast milk for her, but the physical and mental benefits of giving myself a break and chance to recover between feeds has been well worth it

I just exclusively pump as my little one wouldn’t latch, i do it 7-8 times a day. i tried to breastfeed but he obviously prefers the bottle! Not gonna lie it is hard either option, but Im still doing it a month on! But my partner can help me out so i can sleep :)

amazing! it really triggered PPD for me. Between breastfeeding then burping then formula then diaper change then needing to pump to drain the rest of the boob it felt impossible to keep up and to keep sane and still care for myself. Do whatever you feel is best for you. A fed baby is best baby no matter what way you choose. Also a happy mama is what baby needs. I was a wreck for an entire week so many tears and feeling of guilt, failure, giving up, not doing enough etc. all from trying to do it all.

I wanted to breastfeed but the latch on my baby is so poor my nipples are in excruciating pain after one feed so we moved to pumping and feeding him from a bottle.

I don't get no where near in a pump that I must do feeding so I sometimes pump excess but mainly breastfeeding. Also, the idea of sterilising and cleaning pump parts and countless bottles is painful on top of everything else. Easier to just put her on. It was emotionally exhausting for a while but she's nearly 10 weeks now and and it's getting easier to manage.
Also, I was in a car accident with her Christmas day (she's fine) and being able to just pop her on boob in the back of ambo and a&e. Absolute godsend. Otherwise she'd have been starving.

I exclusively pumped for 6 months with my first (8x a day) and whilst there were a few benefits (I could go out and leave baby + bottles with my husband), I swore I would never do it again as it was wayyy too draining for me….
Took longer (40mins to pump vs 2nd baby is only taking 10mins to feed), hated washing/sterilising (hands were in bits with dry skin etc), more emotional (not being able to nurse my baby like BF allows), more instances of mastitis, not benefitting from the ‘2 way conversation’ between baby and nipple (their saliva tells your body what it needs to put in the milk - look it up, really interesting!!)….

Whilst I absolutely don’t regret pumping for my first (he had a tongue tie and wouldn’t latch…), I am wayyyy preferring exclusively BF as I am able to!!

Remember: Fed baby is best though… so whatever you can do mamas, is amazing!!!

I give a bottle of Sma at lunch and before bed. Means my 6 week old is sleeping 5/6hr stretches when we give her it last thing at night. Bar that I breast feed x