We were given a lot of info. Both the pediatrician and the lactation consultant both felt that in this case the formula was a better route. My lady could not produce enough milk even with the supplements and other things we tried (under the supervision of the pediatrician and consultant). They may have been some underlying medical issues that came into play. My lady had open heart surgery as a baby that they feel was resulting in one breast's inability to produce milk properly. The rugrat did get 5 weeks of straight boob juice, about 5 weeks of both, then went to formula full time after that. We were just one of the small minority who just could not do breast-feeding, as much as we wanted to.
Bottom line, breast is best, but don't feel guilty if it doesn't work out
, I know where your coming from. We saw a lot of conflicting and sometimes downright false information being given us, so we did our own research, talked to 2 or 3 lactation consultants,a couple of doctors, some nurses, etc and tried to make the most informed decisions we could. In our case this was the right one, but we also let new parents know, not to give up to easily. The we add that if you have to give up, don't feel guilty.
, except for a slight obsession with boobs 
