Sonya, I agree with you in part. Certainly many women do not receive the right information and/or support to breastfeed, and it is frustrating to hear myths such as milk just drying up being perpetuated. However, I think the situation is more complex than your post suggests. IMO, the issue is more with the system that lets so many mums down, rather than the mums themselves who are trying hard and not getting access to the resources they need to succeed. It is not so much a matter of "sucking it up" but more a matter of having more support and information available for pregnant and breastfeeding mums.

Clearly you have overcome plenty of your own issues, and your hard work has paid off. Good on you for that. But I think there is a luck component in there too. Certainly I overcame my own issues, and I don't undervalue the contribution of my own hardwork to my breastfeeding success. However I certainly was lucky that I came across the right resources at the right time. I can definitely see why so many reason are unable to continue and end up FFing.