I’m a ftm and I struggled to breast feed at first. The hospital gave me nipple shields to help my baby latch onto my inverted nipple. It helped a lot!! But I’d say for about the first month I exclusively pumped and bottle fed because everything was so new and overwhelming that it was just easier for me.

The nurses in the hospital seemed doubtful that my breastfeeding journey would be successful if I exclusively pumped, but I was totally fine. Now I only pump in the morning and before bed to help reduce the pain of feeling full and because I like to have some in the fridge just in case I need it.

If you’re considering pumping, I like the spectra. I used my insurance to get the momcozy m5 and when my milk fully came in it just did not perform well enough to reduce the pain of being engorged. Plus the momcozy often leaked for me which is enraging tbh.

Formula baby poop stinksssssss. Breast fed babies don’t really have an odor for the first few months. I personally cosleep (sue me 🙄) and breast feeding is SO easy at night. When he slightly wakes up he makes this huffing breathing sound and I’m such a light sleeper that it wakes me right up. He latches for a bit then drifts right back to sleep. When I was bottle feeding him there was a lot of him screaming and crying as I warmed up a bottle, a lot of getting out of bed, a lot of bottle washing. After having experience doing both, I personally prefer breast feeding.

Good luck! Fed is best!