My wife says it can be a little painful for the first week. I think most people prefer to use formula for convenience, and because they are convinced by others that formula can provide equivalent nutrition to breastmilk. 


Why is baby powder popular?  Breast feeding is painful?


Bell_curve

I don't think so. Its more of a cultural shift. Our society pushes for the infant to become independent from a very young age, which effectively separates infant from mother. The less dependant the infant is on the mother, the easier it is for her to return to the workforce and live her life. If you're interested in this topic, look up Erica Komisar on YouTube. She's a phycologists that talks about this. Here's one we watched recently: 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7LgRztPiZO0&pp=ygURYXJjIGVyaWNhIGtvbWlzYXI%3D

alter_native

How did we go from less than 1 in 1000 children with Autism to 1 in 36?

cristaiji

I don't think so. Its more of a cultural shift. Our society pushes for the infant to become independent from a very young age, which effectively separates infant from mother. The less dependant the infant is on the mother, the easier it is for her to return to the workforce and live her life. If you're interested in this topic, look up Erica Komisar on YouTube. She's a phycologists that talks about this. Here's one we watched recently: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7LgRztPiZO0&pp=ygURYXJjIGVyaWNhIGtvbWlzYXI%3D