Breasfeeding vs pumping

I just exclusively pumped. I had a schedule of every 4 hours at about 3 months pp, before that there wasn't a schedule it was when I felt I needed to (plus I actually cant remember how often I did in those early days)
Pumping is hard and so is nursing.
Either way feeding mainly falls on the mum. And sometimes breastfeeding is hard and doesn't work out, that was my case.
My partner was encouraging of my pumping, even when I had to wake him to hold baby in the night.
If you want to try feeding at breast, give it a go. But pumping is also an option, if you're able to do it too.
Its definitely up to you, and how you feel

I didn't have to give bottle to my baby to start with but after my emergency section latching was incredibly painful for at least 2 weeks, the silver cups were a bit helpful to me. My take on this is, maybe it would be worth trying the breast? My baby now sleeps a 4/5 hours stretch and my body just adjusts and fingers crossed someday she sleeps longer, the breastaurant will hopefully get the memo.

Also, cluster feeding doesnt last forever. And if she does cluster feed I'd like to think it's for a good reason!

I currently do a pump after my morning feed and give a bottle of expressed milk a day so she gets used to it.

Worth saying that going to a lactation consultant will be best. All the very best!

Your husband should be supporting your decision. It isn't easy to breastfeed for everyone, especially in your situation where you have had to bottle feed first. I breast fed and I've never felt so lonely in my life, not because my husband didnt support me, but being awake in those early hours of cluster feeding is so isolating. But my husband would wake up with me, help with nappy changes, hold baby whilst I went to the bathroom and help me get comfy to feed before going back to bed. It was also his idea to try a bottle so he could help me out overnight and we switched at about 5 months to formula. I'd personally keep pumping as you are, but you have to make the decision for you and baby, not for your husbands sleep needs. Once my son was older we also started alternating nights that we would get up with him so one of us could have an almost uninterrupted sleep, that helped massively!

My baby was super premature, sleepy feeder, tongue tied, emergency c section, everything worked against breastfeeding g so I’m pumping. My partner would feed him bottles in the night whilst I pumped. My the time he was about 8 weeks corrected he was very big, maybe I fed him too much milk or he never had to work hard for it but he sleeps 8 hours every night now and that’s great. 6 months on I’m starting to I tridu e formula as I do t wa t to be tied to a pump anymore.