43 Quotes About Breastfeeding



  • Author Alice Callahan
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    We do science because we want to understand the truth. It is a constant, ongoing pursuit to understand our own biology so that we can make smart choices at an individual and policy level. If the science of breastfeeding is used first and foremost as a tool for breastfeeding promotion, we compromise public trust in science. Biased information about breastfeeding also sets up infant feeding as a debate, which sometimes escalates to mommy war status, and it doesn't need to be either of these.

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  • Author Sarah Buckley
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    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.

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  • Author Kathleen Huggins
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    But the overwhelming number of mothers who think they have too little milk have babies who are taking plenty of milk and are gaining weight well. These mothers have based their conclusions on misinformation or a misinterpretation of their babies' behavior.

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  • Author Gabrielle Palmer
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    The influence of bottle-feeding makes many people think that ‘nipple sucking’ is breastfeeding. It is not. If the baby sucks his mother’s nipples as he would a bottle teat, it damn well hurts.

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  • Author Abhijit Naskar
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    O mundo humano nasce do ventre das mães e, se não podemos tornar o ato materno da amamentação livre de estigmas, é um insulto à nossa própria existência como espécie.

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