Direct latch vs bottle fed

Hi moms! Im a FTM and I’m just wondering, which is commonly used? My friends around me just gave birth and most of them call it breastfeeding but they’re exclusively pumping and bottle feeding. I was pro breastfed- direct lacthing and intend to do till baby turns 1. But I feel like it’s uncommon? Why do people pump and bottle feee? Is it easier? Is it still “breastfeeding” when baby doesn’t actually get your breast?

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direct latch seems pretty common among the pple I know, I so much wanted to direct latch and persisted to try latch my baby, but my impatient hungry baby unable to latch properly and din get enough breast milk, it was so bad till he got dehydration. so no choice, I had to pump and give baby bm by the bottle. it make me so sad for a long time bcoz I felt like a failure, for a long time I couldn't get over it and cry alot becoz of this, so I guess everyone had their own reasons for pump instead of latch.

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