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What positive and/or negative sides to breastfeeding are there?
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Pros and Cons: Breastfeeding helps minimize childhood obesity, ear infections in kids, increases infant immunity , decreases later risk of diabetes and heart trouble, lowers risk of allergies, may help minimize things like adhd, is less expensive, and promotes maternal-child emotional bonding among other things.The cons- well there really aren't any, unless mom has HIV or is on certain dangerous medication.
Answered 6/10/2014
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