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breastfeed

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breast·feed or breast-feed  (brstfd)
v. breast-fed (-fd), breast-feed·ing, breast-feeds
v.tr.
To feed (a baby) mother's milk from the breast; suckle.
v.intr.
To breastfeed a baby.
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Verb1.breastfeed - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
suck - draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"
feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
bottlefeed - feed (infants) with a bottle


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If your mom didn't breastfeed you, you probably won't breastfeed your baby, because your mother may not be as supportive of you nursing.
The best choice is to breastfeed because you don't have to worry about your baby's milk supply.
Only about four in 10 black women breastfeed, compared with seven in 10 white and Hispanic women; black women also have the lowest rates of continued breastfeeding at six and 12 months.
 
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