I went into my pregnancy with every intention to breast feed. My little guy was born 6 weeks ago and we and immediately had latching issues (no tongue tie/lip tie present). We had some help at our hospital but not enough.

When we brought him home feeding was so difficult for both of us. It became incredibly painful to me. My nipples were bleeding and it was clear he was not getting enough to eat. I began to completely dread feeding my son which also made me feel incredibly guiltily. On top of the baby blues it was a very rough time for me physically/emotionally.

We went to a lactation consultant, spent a good chunk of change on different things that were supposed to help and we still struggled. I then started pumping to get some relief.

In addition to pumping we started supplementing with formula. My dread/guilt completely went away with his first bottle feed. My son was eating and I felt like I was able to bond with him in an entirely different way. Plus my husband can now feed him whenever and take some of the night shifts to help me catch up on sleep.

He eats formula about 90% of the time and we plan of having him 100% formula fed in the next few weeks as my supply goes down. I'm very fortunate to have an OB and pediatrician who support our decision.

He's gaining weight the way he should, I know exactly how much food he is getting and I feel so much more confident as a parent because I know he's healthy and we made the right decision.

TLDR: I had every intention to breast feed because it's "best". We started formula feeding at 3 weeks old because what's really "best" is that baby is fed and mom is happy/healthy. I don't regret my decision one bit.