A baby sucks a finger as instinctively as the breast — but the breast is better for the baby. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)
The benefits to the mother of immediate breastfeeding are innumerable, not the least of which after the weariness of labor and birth is the emotional gratification, the feeling of strength, the composure, and the sense of fulfillment that comes with the handling and suckling of the baby. – Ashley Montague