I understand that some women cannot breastfeed.

It is obvious to me the reasons a woman would choose to breastfeed:
Breastfeeding is the optimal method of feeding all infants, sick as well as healthy, preterm as well as full term. In addition to the myriad health benefits provided to mother and infant, breastfeeding provides significant economic and environmental benefits for families, employers, and society by reducing health care expenses, eliminating the need to purchase expensive formula, and reducing absenteeism from work to care for sick infants. Excess health care costs totaling more than billion must be paid by the U.S. health care system each year to treat otitis media, gastroenteritis, and necrotizing enterocolitis–childhood diseases and conditions preventable or reduced by breastfeeding. When prevention of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic conditions is factored in, the potential economic benefits of breastfeeding are significantly greater.

It is not so obvious the reason a woman would choose to formula feed her child. Could someone give me a good reason?
It is known that these working mothers who can’t take the time to pump are going to miss time from work to care for a sick infant.

Everyone says it is a "personal choice"
What if I don’t want to? What if I would rather not deal with sore nipples? What if I would like my breasts to go back to normal as soon as possible?
Is that what the "personal choice" is about, my self?

Why is this such a personal choice while excess health care costs totaling more than billion must be paid by the U.S. health care system each year to treat otitis media, gastroenteritis, and necrotizing enterocolitis–childhood diseases and conditions preventable or reduced by breastfeeding. When prevention of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic conditions is factored in, the potential economic benefits of breastfeeding are significantly greater.

Do significant disparities in breastfeeding exist, with non-Hispanic black and socioeconomically disadvantaged groups experiencing lower breastfeeding rates, because it is a personal choice?

Maybe more needs to be done to ensure the achievement of our national breastfeeding goals and to create an environment where women and their families can be successful in achieving their personal breastfeeding goals.

I don’t agree with the way women can just choose not to breastfeed.
Do you think making formula only available by prescription would help with this critical public health issue?
breastfeeding provides significant economic and environmental benefits for families, employers, and society by reducing health care expenses, eliminating the need to purchase expensive formula, and reducing absenteeism from work to care for sick infants. Excess health care costs totaling more than billion must be paid by the U.S. health care system each year to treat otitis media, gastroenteritis, and necrotizing enterocolitis–childhood diseases and conditions preventable or reduced by breastfeeding. When prevention of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic conditions is factored in, the potential economic benefits of breastfeeding are significantly greater.
Perhaps formula should only be made available to those few mothers who cannot physically breastfeed?

I’m not a huge fan of the Obamas but she’s making so much sense. I’ve been saying this for years! I think its insane how many people complain about the cost of their diabetes/heart meds while stuffing their faces with chips and candies. People! Theres a direct correlation! If you eat yourself to obesity you will be sick. And you will be a drain on the health care system.

Both are, for the most part choices. Both cost the community money — the obese person puts stress on the health care system and the financially irresponsible person is at risk for bankruptcy and having to rely on public assistance in their old age.

We mock fat people. Shouldn’t we mock financially irresponsible people too?

Or maybe no one should mock anyone. There’s a thought.
thanks for the link, but I’m 100% debt free.