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We tried supplementing with formula a couple weeks ago. Before putting him to bed, I gave him a bottle of 50/50 formula and breastmilk (he nursed the rest of the day). It didn't help him sleep longer any night we tried - in fact he woke up an hour earlier a couple nights than he normally does. Maybe I would need to switch him to 50/50 for all feedings during the day to see a change but I feel it's a myth. Anyways we stopped supplementing after a week since we didn't see a change and I'm planning to talk to his doctor more in a couple weeks at his 4 month well visit.

DS didn't really sleep any better than DD does now. He was ff and she is ebf. She does go through more night waking phases than he did though but that has more to do with her not getting full feedings during the day so she makes up for them at night.

It's been awhile but I did read one study that showed ebf moms got just as much rest if not more rest than ff moms.... it had to do with many ebf moms will nurse sidelying, etc.

I gave DS formula 1-2 times a week but mostly breastfed him other than that. He didn't sleep longer when he would drink formula. DD is ebf and has slept 11-12 hours each night from 7 weeks old but I think she just loves her sleep.

I don't have experience with the switch but my daughter has always been FF and she started sleeping 7 hours at 2 weeks old.

I think it probably just depends on the baby.

Not sure, really, though LO has slept through the night from about 2.5 months, which is when she started being fed formula only. Anecdotally, I am in a mommy group of about 40 women and I'm one of a tiny handful that formula feeds. From talking with everyone, it also seems that I am one of the very few whose baby naps consistently and sleeps through the night (the LOs are between 3 and 4 months old now). It could be luck, but seems like it might be a factor?

If it is the formula, I figure I just need to enjoy it since my next will (hopefully) be breastfed and it might be a completely different situation.

We supplement with formula if I haven't pumped enough and we haven't noticed a difference. Actually, he's been refusing to take more than 2-3 oz before bed lately and he's been sleeping better than ever! (Hopefully I didn't jinx us!)

nope he slept the same amount compared to when he was breastfed. thy saw formula is suppose to last longer due to digesting more slowly, but hasnt held true for us at all.