Breastfeeding a Child with Special Needs

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Breastfeeding

a Child with Special Needs

From Terri

Mauro,

Your Guide to Parenting Special

Needs.

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Yes,

it can be done

If your

baby has special needs, breastfeeding may present particular challenges, but

your child may be particularly in need of its benefits. Breastfeeding has been

credited with preventive powers against asthma,

cancer,

Celiac

disease and other ills, and the closeness it fosters between mother and

baby can be important to bonding and development. These articles from around

the Web give information on breastfeeding babies with special needs, tell the

stories of mothers who have done it, and help you find support and advice for trying

it with your own infant.

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