In reply: Is breastfeeding best practice?

while there are mothers who don't find breastfeeding pleasurable or easy and are deciding how long to persist;

while there are mothers who opt not to exclusively breastfeed for six months or to wean before a year of age;

while mothers' advisors prescribe solids or complementary feeds or weaning for myriad problems without evidence for effectiveness beyond a placebo effect;

while some believe that the disadvantages of not breastfeeding only apply to infants in developing countries;

while there are commercial interests promoting products that undermine exclusive breastfeeding;