as in to nurse
to give milk to from the breast
believes that all women should breast-feed their babies
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This may be of concern in pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, and people with kidney issues.
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Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
Of all the taboos Wong breaks, from getting into the gory truth of breastfeeding to working blue while visibly pregnant, the unabashed embrace of her own success may be the most challenging of all to social norms.
—Variety, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Many women report that their breasts appear different after childbirth, even after breastfeeding has stopped.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
Cardi, 31, shared the little girl’s birth date along with a series of hospital photos, including one of herself breastfeeding and others showing her family doting on the newborn.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
Of all the taboos Wong breaks, from getting into the gory truth of breastfeeding to working blue while visibly pregnant, the unabashed embrace of her own success may be the most challenging of all to social norms.
—Variety, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Many women report that their breasts appear different after childbirth, even after breastfeeding has stopped.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
Cardi, 31, shared the little girl’s birth date along with a series of hospital photos, including one of herself breastfeeding and others showing her family doting on the newborn.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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