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Is it safe to breastfeed in bed?
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Yes: Make yourself comfortable and then start your feed. You baby will latch just fine.
Answered 3/25/2011
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No: It is safe to breastfeed in bed only if the breastfeeding mom won't fall asleep in bed with the baby (because there is a small chance that the baby will get tangled up in something and suffocate, or the baby might be accidentally smothered by the adult in the bed).
Answered 12/28/2014
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