I think Fenugreek (sp.) can help, and most herbalists can provide a tea which will assist in bringing milk on. THey certainly have a Pill to STOP breastmilk (i know older ladies (in their 50's now) who were given this, after delivery, and not even told what it WAS! Awful.

The WHO says around 98% of women CAN BF and around 95% should (statistically, taking into account circumstances and failure to thrive etc.) In the developing world babies often die of disease but very rarely does a baby die simply because a mother doesn't have enough milk, unless the mother is having to feed several children (in times of famine for instance a mother may be feeding her baby, her toddler AND her small child, and not eating at all well herself).

The only women i know who wanted to feed and didn't have enough milk had difficult deliveries and little support. One had an emergency c-section and a very stressful birth. Baby got Strep B and had to go to SCBU and then she was let out of hospital and on discharge given a "so your baby has strep B" leaflet which said on the front x% of babies with Strep B will die (i think 1%, not sure) which threw her into total panic and no-one explained anything to her, comforted her or tried to help her feed. She wanted to BF but her family, seeing she was struggling, said "it's ok, you tried" and had her switch to formula. They said these things because they love her, and wanted her to have an easier time. THe other woman had her baby at 31 weeks and her milk did come in but whenever she was round the baby (she got PND) there was no let-down. SHe said it got to the stage where she was going home and pumping off 700-800mls a time but sitting in SCBU in agony, engorged practically solid with DD in her arms and nothing would happen. SHe pumped and fed until DD came off the tube and then switched to FF.