From my 22 years of experience in the field I have seen mothers who don't breastfeed for a complex of reasons, and most of them are not  under the conscious control of the mother.  I don't see any of them as
selfishness.
I think we need to be very careful to not judge mothers who don't breastfeed.
Mothers even so called "selfish" mothers can be victims.
I think if we judge in our professional roles as breastfeeding consultants and advocates, it doesn't help and may even hinder what we are trying to do.

Donna Ron, MHA, IBCLC

Pam Wiggins wrote:

> The article's last statement..
> They report as well the hypothesis that how long a mother breast-feeds is an "indicator of the interest, time and energy that the mother is able to invest in the child during the whole upbringing period."
>
> This is the key to it. A mother must be willing to invest time in the child!
> I believe there are only 2 reasons (or excuses) why a mother doesn't breastfeed: IGNORANCE and/or SELFISHNESS.  Are there others?
>
> Pam Wiggins, IBCLC
> http://www.breastfeedingbooks.com
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