tittybangbang - I'm sorry but I think it can be compared. I breastfed singletons exclusively and had no problem at all feeding 2 hourly or more often when need be. My sis would not have been prepared to do that for one baby either.
There are a number of women out there who do not want babies feeds to dictate their lives was the point I am trying to make.
In our hospital formula is not offered at all - women request it because they cannot cope with the frequency of feeds which is normal.
In my sisters case she is coninuing to breastfeed by mixing with formula. I would never have advised a woman to do that, however somewtimes the decision that is then made is to stop breastfeeding altogether.
I certainly agree that there is ionappropriare professional advice out there, but sometimes I wonder if todays woman and the expectations she puts on herself aren't a major contributing factor.
I loved breastfeeding and would not allow formula to pass my babies' lips. I fed any time, any place anywhere.
It amazes me the number of women who want to interrupt skin-to-skin contact at birth so that the relatives piled up outside can come in to hold the baby. Feeding is seen as something that can be done later when it suits, rather than a priority.
The mind set is all wrong in some cases.