Formula is often milk based. If a mother is HIV positive or has AIDS or Hepatitis C or is on certain medications or undergoing chemotherapy it is dangerous even deadly for her to breastfeed her infant. So yes formula is a valid even necessary option for her. T
The hazard I mention is not at all exaggerated. Which was concerning unsafe water being used to mix powdered formula not about breastfeeding.
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No, what is refered to here as ‘formula’ is not milk.
Chemo therapy is no excuse for anything. Its sole function is to drain the last bit of value from health insurance.
But the mother’s milk is not mandatory. Any milk from any mammal is superior to any ‘formula.’
There are also certain types of radiation where the mother has to stop breastfeeding.