Famous Breastfeeding Quotes

Always when the baby cries, we feel our milk returning: acting with energy and speed, we do our duty” sang the famous wet nurses of Casentino near Florence in the 15th century.3

The famous US political family, the Kennedys, were known for their numerous children, yet were never condemned for contributing to overpopulation.

In Victorian England, famous for its prudery, a respectable woman could feed openly in church,37 yet in contemporary industrialised society where women’s bodies and particularly breasts are used to sell newspapers, cars and peanuts, public breastfeeding still provokes disapproval from both men and women.