From my experience, breastfeeding has been one of the most special and rewarding things I have ever done. There is almost nothing more amazing than being able to nurture, nourish and comfort your baby.
On the other hand, breastfeeding is also one of the most challenging things I’ve done as a mom. Between the learning curve and sore breasts and nipples, breastfeeding can become overwhelming and discouraging.
If you are struggling and needing some encouragement, empowerment or need a good laugh I hope you enjoy these 81 breastfeeding quotes!
Inspirational
There is nothing more special than the bond between a mother and her baby. Breastfeeding has helped me create a unique bond with my children and will always be a time that I look back on and cherish.
If you need some inspiration, I hope that you can find it in these beautiful breastfeeding quotes.
1. “I am all my little one needs.”
2. “Breastmilk is love turned into food. It takes someone special to share that love.” -Human Milk for Human Babies
3. “Breastfeeding is not always easy, but it is always worth it.”
4. “My breastmilk is just right for my baby.”
5. “My body can provide all the nourishment my baby needs.”
6. “You are a rockstar whether you nurse for 3 days or 3 years.”
7. “Breastfeeding is a mother’s gift to herself, her baby and the earth.”
-Pamela Wiggins
8. “Everything has changed, and yet, I am more me than I have ever been.” -Iain Thomas
9. “There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one.”
10. “A baby nursing at a mother’s breast is an undeniable affirmation of our rootedness in nature.” -David Suzuki
11. “Mama, be as gentle with yourself as you are your baby.”
12. “Breastfeeding is empowering. It’s an accomplishment that takes dedication that I didn’t realize I possessed.”
13. 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 all draw is, like a mother’s breast, ever full and ever flowing. -Sarah Buckley
14. “Your breastmilk contains 3 million germ-killing cells per teaspoon. Your breastmilk is that awesome!”
15. “If you have milk, you have milk and if they’re hungry, they’re hungry.”
-Salama Hayek
16. “The natural power of breastfeeding is one of the greatest wonders of the world. It is about real love. It is about caring and celebrating the wondrous joy of nurturing a new life. It is about enjoying being a woman.” -Anwar Fazal
17. “Mother’s milk is soul food for babies. The babies of the world need a lot more soul food.” -Ina May Gaskin
18. “Breastfeeding is a gift that lasts a lifetime.”
19. “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
20. “The days are long, but the years are short.” – Gretchen Rubin
21. “I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.” -Alanis Morissette
22. “My body, my life, became the landscape of my son’s life. I am no longer merely a thing living in the world; I am a world.”
-Sarah Manguso
23. “Breastfeeding is an instinctual and natural act, but it is also an art that is learned day by day. The reality is that almost all women can breastfeed, have enough milk for their babies and learn how to overcome problems both large and small. It is almost always simply a matter of practical knowledge and not a question of good luck.” -La Leche League
24. “Breastfeeding is an unsentimental metaphor for how love works, in a way. You don’t decide how much and how deeply to love you respond to the beloved, and give with joy exactly as much as they want.” -Marni Jackson
25. “What an honor it is to be a tiny somebody’s everything.”
26. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” -Linda Wooten
27. “Successful mothers are not the ones that never struggled, they are the ones that never gave up despite the struggle.”
-Sharon Jaynes
28. “Some days she has no idea how she’ll do it. But, every day it still gets done.”
29. “No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love.”-Edwin Chapin
30. “I am exactly the mom my baby needs.”
Funny Breastfeeding Quotes
If you need a good laugh, these funny breastfeeding quotes are for you! Sometimes, you have to find humor in the moment!
31. “Niplash (noun): When a nursing baby decides to suddenly jerk their head to look around the room while still latched on to your breast.”
32. “My husband and I share the load. I breastfeed because he can’t, and he sleeps because I can’t.”
33. “I feel like a milk maid, but it is worth it.”
34. “Booby Trapped (verb): When your baby has fallen asleep at the breast and you’re too scared to move them for fear they’ll wake.”
35. “Breastfeeding: Because you can eat an extra 500 extra calories worth of Oreos every day.”
36. “When in doubt, whip it out.”
37. “That moment when your baby cries and your boobs are all go go gadget milk.”
38. “Nursing gives you superhuman powers.”
-Gwen Stephani
39. “Never cry over spilled milk, UNLESS it’s breast milk.”
40. “You know you’re a breastfeeding mom when you decide what to wear based on how easily accessible your breasts will be.”
41. “Eat, Sleep, Nurse, Repeat”
42. “I was really looking forward to sleeping on my stomach after giving birth.. but now I have milk boobs.”
43. “Breastfeeding: finally all those hamburgers are going to someone else’s thighs.”
44. “I make milk.. What’s your superpower?”
45. “As a breastfeeding mother, you are basically meals on heels.” -Kathy Lette
46. “Keep calm and nurse on!”
47. “Comfort, love and nutrition served on demand.”
48. “Before I go back to work I am going to add breastfeeding to my resume.”
49. “Don’t bite the boob that feeds you!”
50. “If we wear our nursing covers backwards like capes, then everyone can see we’re breastfeeding superheroes.” -Cassi Clark
51. “Breastmilk has never been recalled.”
52. “Breastmilk is better than any udder milk!”
53. “Breastfeeding is amazing: you can actually feel your stomach shrink with every feed.” –
Melanie Brown
54. “Breastmilk.. love in every drop.”
55. “Mother knows breast.”
56. “May your coffee, pelvic floor, intuition and milk supply be strong.”
Challenging Breastfeeding Quotes
Breastfeeding is challenging, and these quotes will challenge you to keep going! I will say that breastfeeding gets easier after a few weeks and with every baby you have it is like riding a bike.
57. “I won’t give up, it gets easier.”
58. “When I need help, there are people I can turn to for advice and support.”
59. “My baby and I are learning together.”
60. “She believed she could so she did.”
61. “It’s okay if my baby nurses frequently.”
62. “There is nothing better than time spent nourishing my baby.”
63. “I won’t tell you it’s going to be easy, but it will be worth it.”
64. “My body knows how to produce milk.”
65. “I make the MILK in this family!”
66. “It gets better, it gets easier and you’ll be stronger for it.”
67. “I trust my body to make the perfect amount of milk to nourish my baby.”
68. “Breastfeeding is a deeply personal journey. Some days haven’t been easy, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world.” – Rachel from Hold These Moments
69. “I allow myself to be patient while I build up my milk supply.”
70. “There is no substitute for mother’s milk.” -Martin H Fischer
71. “Mother’s milk, time-tested for millions of years, is the best nutrient for babies because it is nature’s perfect food.” -Robert Mendelsohn
72. “Human milk is not just a food, it also compliments the immaturity of organs in infants.” -Peter Hartmann
73. “I know it’s hard mama. I know it can be hard to get up every day and have little people rely om you. I know it’s hard to feel like sometimes your world is so small. I want to remind you, you are the world. You are the world that those little ones revolve around. You are their nurture, their home, and their comfort. You are everything to them, and I hope even on your hard days you know how special you are. Especially to your little people.”
74. “Breastfeeding is natural. It isn’t always natural like breathing (which is automatic), but rather like walking (which needs to be learned)” -La Leche League
Normalize Breastfeeding Quotes
Breastfeeding in public can be scary, whether you choose to nurse covered or uncovered. I remember nursing in a restaurant for the very first time with my first. I was so scared that someone would judge me or speak negatively about me. I could have definitely used these quotes before my first public outing.
75. “My attitude is, if someone sees a little somethin’ something; don’t look if you don’t like it.” – Kourtney Kardashian
76. “Breastfeeding is the biological norm.”
77. “I’m an advocate of ‘indiscreet’ breastfeeding – the more that people see babies at the breast, the more normal it will be.” – Dr. Jack Newman
78. “Breastfeeding is not easy, but the bond it creates is unbreakable.”
79. “The whole human world is born from the womb of mothers, and if we can’t make the motherly act of breastfeeding free from stigma in such a world, then it’s an insult to our very existence as a species.” -Abhijit Naskar
80. “Mothers and babies form an inseparable biological and social unit; the health and nutrition of one group cannot be divorced from the health and nutrition of the other.” -World Health Organization
81. “Never be afraid to nurse in public. If people don’t see it, it will never become normalized.”
Mama, you are doing a great job. Breastfeeding is not an easy task, but you are doing it! Whether you need some inspiration, laugh, challenge, or empowerment I hope that these quotes served you in some way.
Let me know in the comments below what your favorite moments of nursing are. Remember, keep calm and nurse on!
