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I honestly didn’t like the feel of my child sucking on my breast. Felt very strange to me and I couldn’t enjoy it/relax. FWIW it didn’t impact any bonding and me and my little one bonded very well.
One of my good friends was the exact same way! I was the opposite. I liked breastfeeding but couldn’t stand the feel of the pump. The sensations are definitely strange and everyone feels differently about them.
I would pump if I was feeling touched out or cluster feeding and needed a break. My baby went through a scratching phase and it drove me crazy. He also went through a distract-able/nosy phase which also drove me crazy. I would also pump during the work day if my call schedule didn’t line up with my baby’s eating schedule.
But I primarily nursed whenever I could because it’s so much less hassle vs cleaning bottles and pump parts.
I tried breastfeeding with both, and ended up exclusively pumping with both. With both of them, they had a tongue tie that made latching difficult. My first never got the hang of it, and I lasted about 3 months of both pumping and trying to nurse before my husband basically told me to stop torturing myself and just pump. My second was able to nurse after I corrected the tongue tie, but honestly, he was a lazy drinker and I had an oversupply - I felt tied to the nursery, breastfeeding for an hour each time and then pumping to truly get the milk out, changing him, and starting over. I lasted a month before I decided pumping was easier for everyone.
Truthfully, I never enjoyed breastfeeding - I found it stressful, not magical - but I liked the benefits of breastmilk for my children, so pumping was the best option for me personally.
If I have a third, I’ll try breastfeeding but I won’t kill myself… I may not even give it a month if it’s hard.
Exclusively pumped because I was over producing and I would still feel full and uncomfortable after my son fed. Pumping after bf-ing is double the work. Also didn’t like not knowing how much my son was feeding. EP felt like I had more insight and control overall.