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Do women have to have large breasts to breastfeed?

No. An adequate supply of milk is available whether the mother has large or small breasts. The size of the breasts depends on the amount of fatty tissue they contain. The more frequently the mother nurses, the more milk is produced. Milk is produced in the glands in the back of breast and is then carried to the nipple by the milk ducts. This breastfeeding tissue develops early during pregnancy in every woman.

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