What are the pros/cons of breastfeeding, and the pros/cons of formula feeding?

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I'm leaning toward breastfeeding but want to know what you ladies personally feel worked best for you and the baby, especially as new mothers. Everything I research is so biased so I'd like to hear from this community instead c:

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Formula fed is sooo much easier! BF is a pain!!! I will be bf but I am a sahm. I have the time. I believe breast is better but formula fed is fine also. Fed is  best.

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pros- cheaper, lots of healthy antibiotics that adapt to babies needs, less worry for clogged milk ducts, faster weight loss post baby, and contrary to what lots of people say anyone can feed when you BF, pumping allows that! and you can go back to work as early as you want and still be able to bf and pump! im going back to work at three weeks. 
cons- hurts, can be discouraging when baby struggles to latch (but the nurses help advise you), obviously not every woman has the option the BF. 
if you are willing to BF and are patient id definitely do that! if anything for the sake of saving money! but either way good luck momma!

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Only formula here,
Pros- anyone can feed. daddy got to feed from the start. I had to go on a magnesium drip after baby was born and didnt trust myself to hold him, so my SO got to do the 2nd feeding. And it just made it easier when we were home for us to rotate a sleep schedule.
I also planned on going back to work asap, which I did. No worries about pumping, storing or trying to teach baby to take a bottle.
And my kid is a PIG. He eats every 2 hours during the day like clockwork. 
You dont have to modify your eating habits. A lot of my breast feeding mom friends have had to cut so much out of their diets for baby.
Cons- the mom shaming. Whether its on here, in the hospital, in your family. Everyone has some opinion about how your baby is “suffering” from being on formula. My baby was above birth weight by 4 days old, and hes perfectly healthy. Hes never “suffered”
Cost, depending on what your baby does well on. But theres also a TON of coupons, and it saves a bit of money to order in bulk.

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There are so many pros to breastfeeding and I’m so happy I was able to do it for 8 months but it was a lot harder than I thought it’d be. In the beginning my boobs hurt all the time and I was constantly worried if I was feeding my child enough. No one told me it would hurt like it did or anything so I went into it clueless. This time around I know a lot more and when I try this time I think it’ll be a lot better. You just have to do some research on feedings and how your body adjusts. But if you can stick it out there are so many benefits for your baby and you and it’s a lot cheaper. Formula is expensive but it’s a great alternative for when you need to supplement. I didn’t mind having to switch my son to formula when I couldn’t breastfeed any more and there was no negative reaction from him. You just need to figure out what’s gonna Work out best for you and your child and that might mean trying out both in the beginning or playing it by ear a little bit

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Can only talk about breastfeeding 
Pro- lots of bonding time with child, cheaper because you don't have to buy formula, also don't have to mix formula- just pull out your boob, may help you lose weight, for the most part- very healthy for baby
Cons- can hurt in the beginning, breastmilk digests quickly so my baby still needs to eat every 2 hours on the dot. My bf baby doesn't take a pacifier and only reluctantly takes a bottle, I've had to give up all dairy as my baby is sensitive to dairy products which passes through to my milk.

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Pros are the convenience of it, and no cost
Cons are immense if you have a baby with an allergy
We do formula and the fact baby can be fed by anyone is the best part. Baby is a porker and I couldn’t keep up breast feeding and then lost my supply do formula is what we do. Cons is the price but they have tons of coupons

What are the pros/cons of breastfeeding, and the pros/cons of formula feeding?

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