{"id":5220,"date":"2019-04-24T19:36:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T19:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/?p=5220"},"modified":"2019-04-24T19:38:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T19:38:56","slug":"reasons-your-child-wants-to-breastfeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/?p=5220","title":{"rendered":"Reasons Your Child Wants To Breastfeed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-1.jpg 708w, https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\nYour child wants to breastfeed for so many reasons other than to fill their belly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fussy nursling does NOT mean you have a low milk supply.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A constatnly nursing child does not mean they are missing a lesson on self soothing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A breastfeeding child does not necessarily equal a hungry child.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lastching your child on for every little thing is not spoiling them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is nothing wrong with you or your child.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is not such thing as &#8220;too much&#8221; breastfeeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Breastfeeding is so much more than food!!!\n\n<\/p>\n\r\n<script><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your child wants to breastfeed for so many reasons other than to fill their belly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[589,53,923,411,793,58,924,52,922],"class_list":["post-5220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breastfeeding","tag-breastfeeding","tag-breastfeeding-beyond-infancy","tag-breastfeeding-is-more-than-food","tag-breastfeeding-on-demand","tag-breastfeeding-through-the-night","tag-breastmilk","tag-constant-breastfeeding","tag-extended-breastfeeding","tag-self-soothing","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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