Not to try and put a negative spin on things but I'd like to share my experiences of bfing.
I'm 7 months in with an ebf baby who takes a bottle of expressed once in a blue moon. He will not entertain the idea of formula and never has, so boob it has been! He has chronic reflux and a moderate tongue tie that was missed by numerous professionals and, as such, latching has been painful, he's fighting feeds constantly and we've spent the last 6 months crying our way through the days. This has made a bfing bond pretty much non-existant and I feel like my whole experienced has been ruined by the professionals who were supposed to be looking out for this.
But it still remains the best decision I have ever made for my child. It's quick and convenient, there's no faffing about with bottles or sterilising. With a toddler who's 14 months older than my baby, there was no way I'd have time to do the whole heating up a bottle and I haven't had the extra expense of a Perfect Prep.
It's been the hardest and quite literally the most painful experience of my life. It's worn me down because of the issues we have with reflux and tongue tie. I think had these issues been sorted when I first raised them within the first 6 weeks, I would have enjoyed the experience so much more. I feel like I've been cheated out of this amazing bonding experience that so many bf moms have. I do, however, feel enormously proud of both me and him for carrying on and getting where we have. And it's ok that we haven't bonded through it, I guess some mums just don't.
It's emotionally and physically exhausting being a bf mummy but it's so, so worth it. Best of luck with whatever you decide