Life with a Newborn: How Breastfeeding Paves the Way for a Real Food Life

Me with my firstborn right after she finished nursing. Love her little "milk coma"!

One of my favorite parts of life with a newborn is breastfeeding. Oh, I keep at it much longer than the newborn stage (22 months with my first, and my goal is at least 2 years with my second), but there is something extra special about all the cuddles and bonding spent the first few days of nursing a newborn.

And while the emotional benefits to both mom and baby are amazing, the physical benefits cannot be ignored.

I believe breastfeeding paves the way for a real-food life.

Check out some of the benefits of breastfeeding in my post over at Modern Alternative Mama today! 

(And while you're there--congratulate Kate--AKA "Modern Mama" on the recent birth of her third child!)

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