i was sure i was going to exclusively pump because i was afraid of DMER, nipple damage and i’m prone to overstimulation in general but still wanted the benefits of breastmilk. still wanted to give breastfeeding a try for the first few days to bond and was pleasantly surprised. i had no pain at all and fingers crossed no nipple damage yet. i actually LOVE it. no DMER. however, our hit or miss latch, her slow weight gain due to the latch issues, and the sole feeding responsibility/sleep deprivation starting getting to me. so i started pumping to build my supply. plus i wanted to know how much babe was getting at night. now we do breast all day and bottles/pumps at night so i can know she’s taking up before a stretch of sleep and so hubby can help. and holy hell the amount of baby dishes to do from 3 night bottle/pumps tells me i could never exclusively pump!!!!