For moms that have breast fed and formula fed! ***Separate children***so one child was breast fed and the other formula fed.

I would say breastfeeding is harder, but only in the beginning. By 3 months she nurses faster, less frequently, and cluster feeds less often. I love bonding with her and I can nurse her to sleep. Cons are she refuses a pacifier and bottle so she has to go everywhere with me. Formula feeding I absolutely hated having to wash so many bottles. I didn’t have a dishwasher so it was all by hand. But I could make formula and keep it in the fridge for 24 hours, and my son loved his pacifier. Another con is you’re supposed to wean off the bottle by 15 months at the latest and your child finds it comforting. Honestly I didn’t take the bottle away from my son until 22-ish months and now he doesn’t connect sleep cycles during his nap so it only lasts an hour max

I’m not sure I apply. I breastfed my son for all of a few days. Didn’t try to breastfeed my daughter at all. I had to stop breastfeeding my son because he had a tongue tie (that we just didn’t realize back then) & he wouldn’t latch for me at all, but even with help from my husband or the lactation consultant, he wouldn’t stay latched. I became very frustrated because I just wanted to feed my baby & do what seemed “normal” as a mother. I tried pumping & that was a bust. My supply didn’t really pick up. Formula has its challenges as far as cleaning bottles, warming it up, the issue of having really bad reflux, etc. but it is way easier on your mental health, in my opinion. Breastfeeding is way more convenient & less expensive, but it can be difficult in other ways. Again, this is just my personal experience. Also, I feel moms who breastfeed get way less sleep than ones who formula feed, so that’s harder.

To be fair my first was “breast fed” to start - but he never latched. He was tiny and I tried but it didn’t work so exclusively pumped 4 months then combi then formula from 7 months. My second is 8 months and I’ve breastfed her from birth. My first is 1000000% the hard one. I don’t think it has anything to do with how they’ve been fed. First was born low birth weight with jaundice, extreme extreme reflux, and had colic. He had a hard entrance to the world. Second 6lb2 healthy happy birth and newborn days.

I'm not sure I completely apply but I breastfed my twins and then at 6 months one went bottle formula fed while the other stayed breastfed... I imagine personally the early days if you have support and the right info then breastfeeding can be easier as there is no measuring, washing, sterilising etc. I found after 6 mos when it is less bottle a day's it was easier to keep twin A on a schedule and as she was past the colic stage I could use standard bottles without lots of parts and she was easier than the breastfed twin. Breastfeeding was still easy but by that point I just wanted my body back, but I did know i was done with kids and looking forward to getting back of track to normalising my hormones x

I only breastfed, my daughter won’t take bottles. Breastfeeding makes me tired, sleepy and sweaty when I breastfeed her. No idea who’s harder.

I breastfed my oldest until he was 2yrs old. I breastfed my youngest for 5months until he had to start daycare early unfortunately and then he was bottle fed until 2 so I count him as mostly bottle fed! I would say breastfed is convenient on the go (no bottle prep, needing access to water, having enough formula, no trips to the store for more formula, saves money and time, no bottle cleaning/extra dishes, etc) BUT bottle feeding was more convenient on long drives as you don’t have to stop to feed and it frees you up to do other things once they can hold it themselves (like cleaning or working or just getting stuff done instead of having to sit for 20-30min or whatnot!) I’d say there’s pros and cons for both and all just depends on the situation!!

Breastfeeding is way harder. It took a mental and physical toll on me. With my second I strictly formula fed. Yes it was expensive, but maannn I’m so happy my husband was able to feed the baby when he needed to.