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Key Reasons to Breastfeed

The headline answer is that breastfeeding brings major benefits, not only for your infant, but also for you! Long before we could drop by our local grocer and pick up formula, our bodies were already perfecting the ultimate fuel for our children. Your breast milk was designed specifically to meet all of the needs of your little one and its composition evolves as your baby start to have different nutritional demands.