Breastfeeding is super hard for most people in the early days. I'm thankful we got a private lactation consultant (an upfront cost, yes, but only a few formula tins) but so important to get qualified help - not from mummy bloggers. I was able to keep doing it, and I found it was infinitely easier in the long run. We eventually went to mixed feeding and organising bottles and formula was much more work than whipping a boob out.
Fed is best. However - every time I read one of these stories talking about formula it's about a new mum, lost and alone in the feeding wilderness, and her solution is usually to battle it herself, get a pump, or go to formula. Why aren't we talking more about lactation consultants? They are medical professionals whose literal job is to help mums navigate breastfeeding! Seek professional help! And then if it doesn't work out - who cares - you got the appropriate help (mummy bloggers are not the appropriate help fyi)