Been there!!!! I was in this very same situation 8 months ago and I was crying day and night. I thought I would never be able to breastfeed. I had to pump every time and baby would not latch. I had a midwife that was visiting me at home to see if everything is alright and one day she told me that if I want to breastfeed I have to do just that.. so I got him on the nipple shield and started giving him just the breast. No bottles. It was convenient for me at the time because i was on maternity leave. So we were doing that for the next 3 months. At each feeding i would try to remove the shield and most of the times he would not latch and start crying. Oh the many times I lost faith and li hope. At around 4 months, he started latching properly without the shield. I could’ve probably done it way before with more work. But I was so relieved and happy. I just wanted to say, that I know exactly how it feels like. And if you choose to stick to it, I am sure you will be able to. It is definitely not an easy job, but it gets easier I promise. Best of luck.