I did it! I figured out breastfeeding!!

breastfeeding was so hard when I first started that I gave up on it in the hospital, and resigned myself to exclusively pumping. It was so painful and I just couldn’t get him to latch properly. My supply eventually couldn’t keep up and began to dwindle, we were both miserable and I was feeling like a failure, then when I tried to feed again a few weeks later, it suddenly just worked! I think the pump made my nipples tougher and he grew a bit. It was still difficult and somewhat

painful in the beginning, but nothing like the beginning. Now I haven’t pumped in like 3 weeks, and it doesn’t hurt anymore. I’m so happy!