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Breastfeeding interferes with being intimate as a couple.
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Fiction
Sure, it might make things a little more messy if you and your partner are enjoying an intimate moment. But having time together is important for your relationship. Being intimate doesn't necessarily mean intercourse - there are lots of other ways to keep the romance alive! |
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Human milk has higher levels of lactose and specific long-chain fatty acids which are important for brain development.
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Fact.
Those fats will speed myelenation of the brain - a process to help messages get from one place to another faster. You're helping your baby's brain grow just by feeding him breastmilk! |
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Breastfeeding relaxes the mother and helps her to read her baby's cues.
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Fact
Oxytocin is the hormone of love, and it tells your body to let the milk out.
Prolactin is the milk-making hormone, and it gives mothers that relaxed feeling when they are nursing. |
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Breastfeeding is free!
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Fact
Looking to save money in hard economic times?
The breastfeeding's for you!
Sure, lots of products are marketed to nursing moms, but they're all optional. |
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