“Babies turn us into mothers, and motherhood is astoundingly powerful.”
~ Womanly Art of Breastfeeding ~

“Nursing is an all-purpose mothering tool that makes a whole lot of parenting—from tantrums to flu—a whole lot easier.”
~ Womanly Art of Breastfeeding ~

"Breastfeeding eases you into your identity as a mother. You’re his food source and you’re the one who can comfort him best, so you’re the one he turns to."
~ Womanly Art of Breastfeeding ~

​“The newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breast, and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three.”  ~ Grantly Dick-Read, MD, from Childbirth Without Fear, 1995 ~

"Breastfeeding is a connection as well as a food source, a baby’s first human relationship, designed to gentle him into the world with far more than just immune factors and good nutrition."   ~ Womanly Art of Breastfeeding ~