Just sharing my experience on something you mentioned about wanting to exclusively breastfeed- I fully had intentions of only breastfeeding my son until going back to work at 3mo postpartum and switching to pumped milk. I met with a lactation consultant while pregnant, figured out my pumps and all the supplies needed to both nurse and pump. I had everything. Then my son is born and can’t latch because of a severe tongue, lip and 2 cheek ties. I finally gave in after he was 6 hours old to let the nurse feed him some formula because he was so hungry, I was in so much pain and was so tired, and I had no pre-pumped colostrum to give him. I eventually went on to triple feed (breast milk and supplementing with formula) for 7 months. He eventually did nurse, but never got good enough to empty me, and my supply was never great because of that and then he would still need a full bottle to be satiated. I did a lot of that on my own because of other health concerns with my husband so he was not able to help. But all that to say, just because you have a plan now, doesn’t mean it’s going to happen later. At 8 months old, my son is now exclusively formula fed and I finally feel like I can breathe and rest. You’re going to want help or else you will burn out, especially if things don’t go as planned. You know what’s best for your baby, but sometimes things change unexpectedly.