breastfeed

Example Sentences

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When I breastfeed, he’ll actually go back to sleep but it really just depends on the night we had.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Clubs are also asked to provide space for mothers to breastfeed or express milk when they have returned to work.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 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

“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