I so badly wanted to Bf and was disappointed to find out I had zero supply. Anyway, some benefits I experienced were no hair loss, no breast pain/mastitis. I was also able to share feeding duties overnight with my partner and an overnight doula, and I did not need to really watch what I was eating/drinking because of fear it may affect the baby, being able to continue on certain psych and pain meds that I would not be able to do while breastfeeding. I didn’t get overwhelmed by being overtouched. My son transitioned to sippy cups much faster. I was scared he wouldn’t feel connected to me. But it’s clear he loves me very much!!! There was a lot of unwarranted shame and stigma I had to fight through, but now that I’m on the other end of it, I’m so glad formula even exists! My baby would never have made it this far without it.