I have heard this "5% of women can't breastfeed" idea before, but are we
talking about a woman having *insufficient* milk to supply all of her baby's
needs OR are we talking about women who apparently do not produce *any* milk
at all (primary lactation failure?)?  I might even buy that 5% of women
can't/don't produce all of the milk that their baby needs to grow and thrive
optimally (which also includes all of the babies in the breastfeeding dyad who
are unable to *get* the milk, even if it is there), but 5% have NO milk at
all???  Is this possible?
  It would also be nice when this 5% figure is used that there was also
mention of breastfeeding as having value *in and of itself* irrespective of
how much milk is produced.  A Wise Lactnetter said not too long ago something
to the effect that "even if every single ingredient in breastmilk was
duplicated in formula, I would still breastfeed".  Wise counsel.


Lisa Jones in Wellington, south Florida, USA