A September 2013 Time article notes that women who worry about their breastfeeding abilities (including issues like proper latch and
sufficient breast milk production) before their baby is born are more likely to switch to formula sooner than women who did not express similar concerns.
For mothers who have
sufficient breast milk, issues regarding milk sources and health conditions will not be a big deal.
For babies, below 6 months of age,
sufficient breast milk is the only way to gain weight.
Sometimes breast - feeding goes well, and other times — as with my own last baby, born in 2010 — a woman is unable to produce
sufficient breast milk and turns to formula.