[davidjgraph]

If she did not breastfeed for the first 2 weeks it's unlikely she'd be able to start suddenly, her milk might simply have dried up. My wife wasn't able to breastfeed 1 of our 5 children and this alone caused her a degree of post-natal depression through feeling guility (no depression with the other 4).

I suspect you're male and don't have children, talk to mothers about the importance of breast feeding to them, you'll find this isn't a subject to be logical over.

[zaroth]

Pump and dump is an option, so that mom keeps lactating, but not foolproof. The baby needs to learn how to latch on and if they are given a bottle for 2 weeks will likely refuse to breastfeed (e.g. baby turns into a frustrated screaming terror while mom sobs). But the more important point is the emotional and hormonal impact of breastfeeding on the mom, and health benefits of breastfeeding for the baby.

Breastfeeding is monumentally important for some mothers. Mom has every right to insist on breastfeeding even in the face of a test she knows to be a false positive.