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Breastfeeding Quotes

Breastfeeding reminds us of the universal truth of abundance; the more we give out, the more we are filled up, and that divine nourishment ― the source from which we all draw — is, like a mother's breast, ever full and ever flowing. (Sarah Buckley)

A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three.
(Grantly Dick-Read)

Do not disturb, for nothing contributes more successfully to long-term breastfeeding and fierce bonding as the uninterrupted gaze of a mother with her fresh born. (Sister MorningStar)

Imagine that the world had created a new “dream product” to feed and immunize everyone born on earth. Imagine also that it was available everywhere, required no storage or delivery, and helped mothers plan their families and reduce the risk of cancer. Then imagine that the world refused to use it. (Frank Oski)

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They convinced our mothers that if a food item came in a bottle - or a can or a box or a cellophane bag - then it was somehow better for you than when it came to you free of charge via Mother Nature... An entire generation of us were introduced in our very first week to the concept that phony was better than real, that something manufactured was better than something that was right there in the room.
(Michael Francis Moore, Here Comes Trouble)

Having a baby's sweet face so close to your own, for so long a time as it takes to nurse 'em, is a great tonic for a sad soul. (Erica Eisdorfer)

There are three reasons for breastfeeding: the milk is always at the right temperature; it comes in attractive containers; and the cat can't get it. (Irena Chalmers) [Also, it won’t go off!]

Is there anything more important than breastfeeding? It affects the health of the mother and the baby long-term, that is, forever in the life of each. Remember: birth is part of breastfeeding. They are one process. They have been separated by our semi-medical view of how things work.
(Jan Tritten, article ‘Midwives and Breastfeeding’, Midwifery Today E-News, 9 June 2010)

It is the lucky child who still breastfeeds past two years old.
(Former US Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop)

Smiling mother breastfeeding her slung child by a wall

Bayaka fathers spend approximately half the day near their babies. They even offer them a nipple to suck if the child is crying, and the mother or another woman is not available. It is not uncommon to wake in the night and hear a father singing to his child.
(Survival International, posted 2019, accessed 6 January 2022)

A mother nourishes her child first with her blood, then with her milk. Symbolically blood, which is red, represents life, strength and activity; and milk, which is white, represents peace and purity; it is a principle of harmony that balances the instinctive tendencies represented by blood.
That is why children who are not fed with their own mother’s milk lack something essential. Milk from other women or from animals does not contain the same elements for the child as its mother’s milk. A mother who feeds her child with her own milk gives it the love and tenderness it so dearly needs for its development. That is why when she is angry or in a bad mood, she must not feed her child. She should wait until she calms down, because these negative states poison the milk, and the child then receives elements that can make it sick, both physically and psychologically. Mothers must be very vigilant and prepare themselves to always breastfeed the child in the best possible frame of mind. (O.M. Aïvanhov)

Breastfeeding is less dependent on world crises. We are in a Climate & Ecological Emergency and it looks like we will soon be going into societal collapse. Breastfeeding, once established, will not go in short supply or be unobtainable. If you are suddenly forced to move, due to floods or fires, or even to become a refugee, your breastmilk is always available. Surely nature knows best? You have a superpower. Why not do everything you can to learn how? (Bruce Mitchell)

Mother on a bench by a wall breastfeeding her baby

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