Do formula fed babies sleep better?

I have the opposite with my friend. My EBF baby sleeps 6 hours at night and my friend formula baby is only 4 and have colic from the formula causing wind and has to go through so many different types. One bit of advice I was given which I've done since the start is feed them more in the day so they last the night. I fed my little girl every 2 hours in the day and didn't let her do longer naps then would do a night feed at 10 and partner do the burps. She immediately did 4 hours x

It's not as clear cut as formula Vs ebf when it comes to sleep. There are many variables, baby temperament, mums temperament, other siblings, how hungry is baby, what sleep needs they have, routine or no routine...

Our LB has reflux so I’m aware there are other variables but we have tried routines and nothing works with him. It’s getting to the point where I’m dangerously sleep deprived at this point and I don’t trust myself to be caring for him so I need something to change! I will try monitor his daytime behaviours but have been feeding on demand so far. He’s 9 weeks

I should add the reflux is under control via omeprazole which can bung him up sometimes but we try our best with cool boiled water to get him going

Im breastfeeding and using formula sometimes 2-4 bottles a day depends if we're out a lot and there not always a place to breastfeed. And we have tried a bottle before the bed time and boobie either way he slept roughly same 4-6 hrs just after formula it took a bit longer to put him down as hed need a poo before bed straight after a bottle which sometimes took a wee while. I think it depends from baby tbf some babies are bigger like mine and their belly can hold more some smaller weight babies gonna hold less and need feed more often. Also weather has some impact as rn we got the heatwave and my boy wont sleep more than 2hr altogether during the day has only like 15/30mins naps and up most of the time feed less but more often aswell

Formula takes longer for babies to digest than breast milk. Therefore they feel fuller for longer. So yes, as a general rule formula feeds them for longer. You also can’t see how much they are having with breast milk compared to formula from a bottle.
They do say the fatty milk is at the back of the boobs so make sure they are totally drained before switching to the other one.
But there may be other factors eg colic etc that can cause babies to be unsettled.

I personally don't think formula fed babies sleep longer. I was ebf for 6 weeks and my little boy who is now 9 weeks sleeps no longer on formula. Very much depends on the baby! My boy is not a long sleeper, I get 4.5 hours max if I'm lucky but usually 3.5!

My formula fed baby (8 weeks) only sleeps for 3 hrs at a time…we’ve had one longer period but turns out it was a fluke 😅

I EBF for first 10 weeks until we’ve been diagnosed with cmpa, now on special formula I think he’s doing the same kind of stretches and if he was sleeping shorter before it’s mostly due to pain from allergy not to how he was fed

this is the same for us. Usually 2.5/3hrs in the night.. and sometimes 4 if I’m lucky 😂😂 in the day she only cat naps for like 30mins /1hr at a time! 💤

he won’t sleep then either!! occasionally get a 3 hour but most of the time he hardly wants to go down and will nap 45 minutes laid on me

I’ve just checked my watch and according to that I’m getting on average 2 hr 45 mins a night 😩 how is it liveable?

2 hourly feeds is tough. Are you finding it's taking you a long time to get back to sleep as well? That was my biggest problem with my first, the stress of going back to sleep in-between wake ups. This can be anxiety and you can go to gp and see.if they can help. I'd also cut caffeine after lunchtime and see if that helps.
If reflux is under control maybe look into side lying feeding so you can safely co sleep a little bit..? Or pump and see if giving a big feed gets you a longer sleep stretch?

My daughter is 8 weeks (formula fed for 7 weeks) and sleeps in stints of 3-5hrs on average. All depends on baby 👍🏻

no I nearly collapse, but he feed for 50 minutes so by the time he is burped / changed and sat up for a bit so it doesn’t all come up, he’s awake again.
I do pump as well, he has 8oz before bed some nights if he wants it. I think unfortunately we have tried everything!
Also tried co sleep but his reflux is only under control if we follow a strict routine, which includes feeding him sat up and leaving him sat up for at least 15 mins after a feed

My baby is formula fed and is 10 weeks old and sleep 7-9 hours through the night, snd naps for 4 hours in the day x

My baby is formula fed and doesn't sleep more than 3 hours during the night