I mean absolutely no disrespect to Barb here, but breastfeeding is not always possible. When DD#1 went onto formula initially I expressed to maintain my supply. I then reintroduced breast milk to my daughter after she had been on formula alone for a few days and within hours she was back to being a rigid, pained, screaming baby. Everybody I consulted with DD#1 pushed breastfeeding and it only prolonged my daughter's pain. Formula was the answer for DD#1, and hopefully will be again for DD#2 (I say this because I have run out of other options, not because I am searching for a way to stop breastfeeding)

I am a huge advocate of breastfeeding, but not when it comes at the cost of a child's health and a mother's sanity.