I have many questions regarding this study. One of the costs they talked about was pumping supplies, almost all moms are eligible for a pump through their insurance or Medicaid.  The pump is the big initial cost.  After that bags or bottles to pump into for storage.  Another cost was increased nutritional intake for mom.  Yes, food costs are up, but for about 500 additional calories a day, this again falls way short of adding up to $11,000 a year even including the Vitamin D for baby.
The most interesting was the time involved in breastfeeding of 3-4 hours a day. The study makes it sound like the woman can not work those 3-4 hours and thus is losing out on working for pay.  This is just having a baby issue whether the baby is breastfed or fed by formula, babies need to be fed.  Formula involves shopping, washing bottles, filling them, warming them up, and sitting down and feeding the baby. Pregnancy and maternity leave can hold a woman back in her career but that isn't a breastfeeding issue.
Sigh,Donna Goggin-Dolwick, RN, BSN, IBCLCNorthern Lower Michigan

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