NOT EVERYONE CAN BREASTFEED:
On social media, some question why mothers don’t turn to breastfeeding to deal with the shortage. But many adoptive families rely on formula. Some women have medical conditions or are taking medications that interfere with their ability to breastfeed, and some babies have special dietary needs, too. Breastfeeding is also “physically taxing, is emotionally taxing,” says Dr. Ashanti Woods, a Baltimore pediatrician.