First let me say go get yourself a handheld pump if you don't already have a pump. Some women are so anal and insist "I only breastfeed and by that I mean straight from the tap. I can't miss out on precious bonding time!" Lady are you going to have your child suck from your tits they're whole life? No? I hope not.... So get over yourself!
If you pump occasionally it can give you time to yourself while your lovely partner or family member can feed the baby so you can have a break. I recommend having someone do this a hour or so (3 if trey really love you) before they go to bed so that you can have a nap and so that the late night madness doesn't seem as daunting because you already got some rest.
Now some things can help comfort your baby but yes they will probably get addicted to them however they can be weaned off them. A pacifier is great if your little one is a sucker, some babies find great comfort in pacifiers. I highly recommend them for preemies not to mention they decrease the risk of SIDS. Secondly a sound machine or app is great you can even use your laptop. My son liked the sleep sheep on the heartbeat and rain setting. We were able to wean him off of it and it helped him sleep wonderfully.
My darling daughter goes to sleep über late, where talking about 4am! And she only sleeps well if she co-sleeps which I HATE! But you know what you gota do what you gota do and sometimes safely co-sleeping when your child is a couple months old is better then staying up because you can potentially pass out and you will start to get spacey from lack of sleep. I'm not pro co-sleeping or completely against it. Personally I wouldn't do it every night. My mom co-slept with my siblings and I and she never felt like she was putting us in danger. It was easy for her because she breastfed all of us, she was a crazy lady that never used a pump. Also let me mention that because she only breastfed she found herself with postpartum depression after she had my sister. Now I'm not saying this will happen to everyone however she felt overwhelmed and isolated from breastfeeding. Having help could have prevented this. I know when I breastfed my son for the first week I started to feel the same and I felt even worse when I had to exclusively pump due to poor latch from him being preemie and SEVERE thrush. So just remember pumping isn't evil. It's a tool that can make life so much easier and as woman we deserve it just like we deserve cute shoes and nice makeup.
Anyways I hope this is helpful, I know having a little one that is a night owl can be tough. However it doesn't last forever it gets better! Just remember how lucky you are to have your precious angel and soon enough you will have back your precious sleep. ;)
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