I notice this was first published February 1998 in Portland Parent. I was
fortunate enough to have missed it then. :-P

http://www.nwparent.com/scripts/Northwest/paper/Article.asp?ArticleID=451

This sidebar was my "favorite" part:

Mother’s Milk Is Best, but Formula Is Not All Bad
• Breast-fed babies get fewer ear infections than bottle-fed babies do, but
according to one recent study reported in a pediatrics journal, 80 percent
of ear obstructions in bottle-fed babies can be resolved by changing babies’
feeding positions. Therefore, the idea that breast-feeding itself prevents
ear infections may be overrated.
• Breast-feeding and pumping mothers are more likely to be fatigued than
mothers who are feeding their infants formula. In 1995, Jane Brody of the
New York Times wrote of a survey in which mothers reported higher energy,
better moods, and increased sexual interest after discontinuing nursing.
• In general, studies indicate that formula-fed babies gain more weight than
breast-fed infants. Some pediatricians recommend supplementation with
formula for low-weight babies.
• Most infants thrive whether fed formula or breast milk. A study reported
in the New York Times in 1994 suggests that, even though serious bacterial
infections (those requiring hospitalization) occur 10 times more frequently
in formula-fed infants than in their breast-fed counterparts, such
infections are rare in both groups.

Janice Berry
Columbus, OH