Breastfeeding so far.

I figured I'd do a post on my experience with breastfeeding so far. It's going well, but I have had some struggles. The main one was waiting for my milk to come in and my supply to increase. I am JUST now getting a good enough supply that I think is enough. I had supplemented with formula when needed since she was born. Luckily, supplementing hasn't hurt my milk supply because I pump the same amount for every ounce that I supplement. This keeps my body knowing to produce more milk. I was worried that something was wrong when I would nurse Audie for 20 minutes on each side and she would still seem hungry. I get frustrated because I can't know exactly how much she is getting when nursing. There have been times where I have cried and said I just want to switch to formula...and how much easier that would be. The one thing that keeps me going is knowing that formula is expensive and I feel like I would be cheating Audrey out of what is best for her. I resolved to pump, pump, pump and pump some more to try to increase my supply and to also get my body to produce alot more milk than it was producing. Today is the first day where I feel like I am making lots of milk. I pumped a full bottle of milk to supplement when she doesn't seem satisfied after nursing. In my opinion, bottle feeding breastmilk is just as good. Breastfeeding is ALOT harder than I thought it would be. It's not painful to me atleast, but it's SO time consuming. I feel like I'm nursing or pumping all day long, but I refuse to let my supply dwindle. I hope and pray that nursing continues to become second nature, because it's still exhausting and draining at time. If need be, I will go to a lactation consultant for any problems. I *think* she's latching on right, but I'm no pro at this so I don't really know. Those are just some of my struggles with breastfeeding. I keep telling myself it's worth it, but goodness...it's hard.