I don't think of women who "succumb" to formula as "weak", but in  
most cases scared and probably misinformed. How many doctors have  
said "It's FINE if you give formula." ? Most women are not as well  
informed of the risks of "just one bottle".

As for formula being given to a shelter, I would guess that most of  
the mothers in a situation like that are beyond the point of no  
return in terms of their decision about how to feed their baby, and a  
woman with money who has made that decision can go buy the formula  
her baby needs, whereas by definition a woman in a shelter is having  
financial issues.

I think the hospitals need to stop giving out formula, I think women  
need to be thoroughly informed about the risks of formula feeding and  
I think we also need to recognize that some people need to give  
formula. If every single mom I worked with that had insufficient milk  
supply wanted to use donor milk, there would not be enough.

Andrea Tran RN, IBCLC
Erie/Boulder, Colorado

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