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Healthy Children > Ages & Stages > Baby > Breastfeeding

baby: 0-12 mos.

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Feeding your infant provides more than just good nutrition. It also gives you a chance to hold your newborn close, cuddle him, and make eye contact. These are relaxing and enjoyable moments for you both, and they bring you closer together emotionally.

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