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Mommy Can Still Bond With Baby

Breastfeeding was taking away my ability to enjoy the first weeks of my son's life, as I dreaded the struggle that came with nursing him. It was so frustrating! Now, I really feel that our real bonding began the day I started giving him a bottle.

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