I'm not talking down to you or trying to make you tell your personal story. I'm just saying that I disagree with the opinion that it's often the case that women can't breastfeed. That's my opinion. I believe most women can and I gave the reasons from my personal experience. I think there are circumstances where people can't, but I believe it's rare. I gave the information about what would cause it not to work, not because of you personally but because of problems I've seen with how it went for me and for another woman that had trouble breastfeeding.

With my first baby, the nurses took my son and fed him sugar water from a bottle behind my back and he struggled to nurse at first. With my other 2 children, I didn't let them out of my sight after birth. They knew how to nurse instantly.

Also, I had a friend that forced her baby to be on a schedule, so she didn't produce enough milk and ended up having to put him on a milk substitute so he wouldn't starve. So, from my experience, those 2 factors, nipple confusion and not breastfeeding often enough can cause problems.

And yes, I think I have a lot of knowledge about breastfeeding because I did it for many years.