Birth Quote by Gabrielle Palmer

“Babies need to breastfeed when their bodies tell them to.”

— Gabrielle Palmer

“Life is sometimes amazingly fragile, but some lives are frighteningly strong. My elder daughter says that when you mow down weeds with a tractor,…

— Kyung-Sook Shin

“babies don't know anything but nipples and lullabies. they splash out looks of wonder on anybody whether they merit it or not.”

— Daniel Woodrell

“babies don't know anything but nipples and lullabies.”

— Daniel Woodrell

The job of the baby is to learn.

— Elizabeth Spelke

During the first few months of an infant's life, its manner of taking the breast, of laying its head on the pillow, etc., becomes…

— Jean Piaget

“Once the mouth is open wide, move your baby closer. Do not move your breast toward the baby, and don’t push your baby’s head…

— Heidi Murkoff

“Newborn babies can't do much on their own- They can't eat or walk or talk on the phone- But every parent is sure their…

— Jennifer Davis

“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…

— Gabrielle Palmer

“For many women breastfeeding is not an instinct and has to be learned.”

— Gabrielle Palmer

“When our birthing culture comes to its senses and follows the evidence of what works best, then many breastfeeding difficulties will melt away.”

— Gabrielle Palmer

A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the…

— Grantly Dick-Read