In this solo episode, I will talk about the phrase "trust your body--it is meant to do this" from an evolutionary perspective. But what exactly is our body meant to do? What about "instincts"? Where do those fit in? What about our baby's body? And does any of this matter when we are talking about infant feeding? Sorry about the little editing glitch in the last few minutes!!

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