breastfeed

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Grace missed his first smile, his first cry and his first bath, and was not able to breastfeed him.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

But at Dilley, she regressed behaviorally, wetting herself after years without accidents and begging to breastfeed again despite being 6 years old.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

While she has since embraced her womanhood, she says she still lives with the irreversible effects—including chronic pain, a low voice, excessive hair growth and the inability to breastfeed her child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Babies who share a bed with their mothers, for example, have been shown to breastfeed longer.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

“It’s the baby. Hannah’s still able to feed her, but she’s getting dehydrated. I’m afraid she won’t be able to breastfeed much longer. We have some powdered formula, but that’s kind of useless without water....”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman