I love that my husband can feed our daughter and I don't have to worry about her preference of nursing vs bottle or going back to work. One of my biggest fears about nursing was not knowing how much the babe is eating, that is completely a non issue. It is a challenge to get started, but it feels great to go from pumping "almost half an ml" in the hospital to be pouring full servings out of one collection bottle. I had to be very diligent about pumping to get here but Im making enough to keep 3 feedings in the fridge and I freeze an extra feeding when I can. I've had to use my stock when my supply dips but I stress less. Breastfeeding was so stressful for me, and time consuming. I had to give the babe time to feed, then I pumped, then bottle fed back bc I knew she didn't get enough. Then start it all over agian in the 30 min that is left between your 3 hr feedings... We used formula to supplement her while I established a supply we would use 2 bottles, 2 oz breastmilk and 1 oz of formula. She was exclusively on breastmilk at a month old.

Why not try breastfeeding instead of exclusive pumping? Pumping is a lot harder and takes up way more time.