Cassi Clark > Quotes

“If nursing were easy, there wouldn't be so many helpful products.”
― Cassi Clark, Breastfeeding Is a Bitch: But We Lovingly Do it Anyway

“If we wear our nursing covers backwards like capes, then everyone can see we're breastfeeding superheroes.”
― Cassi Clark, Breastfeeding Is a Bitch: But We Lovingly Do it Anyway

“Heaven is the feeling of hand warmers on sore nipples.”
― Cassi Clark, Breastfeeding Is a Bitch: But We Lovingly Do it Anyway

“Though breastfeeding is supposed to the most natural thing ever, it seems like a rich-people sport for all the stuff we buy to help.”
― Cassi Clark, Breastfeeding Is a Bitch: But We Lovingly Do it Anyway

“I can absolutely assure you that birth is nothing like holding an ice cube in your hand for a minute and breathing through the "pain.”
― Cassi Clark, Breastfeeding Is a Bitch: But We Lovingly Do it Anyway

“Successful breastfeeding take courage, resilience, patience, and support and it always has. If your partner or support group hasn't piled on the accolades for your heroism, then let them know you will expect oohs and has when you make it through the first two to three months (no matter how you got there) and your baby is happy and healthy -- because you are awesome!”
― Cassi Clark, Breastfeeding Is a Bitch: But We Lovingly Do it Anyway

“The physical relief of having fully drained boobs cannot be overstated.”
― Cassi Clark, Breastfeeding Is a Bitch: But We Lovingly Do it Anyway

“I think I would scream too if someone violently jammed a big ass breast in my mouth.”
― Cassi Clark, Breastfeeding Is a Bitch: But We Lovingly Do it Anyway

“In case you haven't heard, let me tell you now, babies do not come out knowing how to breastfeed.”
― Cassi Clark, Breastfeeding Is a Bitch: But We Lovingly Do it Anyway

“You pump for ten to fifteen minutes. Sterilize the equipment. Put everything away. Take a break long enough to slather your nipples with lanolin, and hopefully, eat something and get a little more tranquil bonding while your baby sleeps before the whole process starts over again. Repeat every two or three hours, day and night, for two or three months.”
― Cassi Clark, Breastfeeding is a Bitch: But We Lovingly Do It Anyway

“Go hug a nursing mom -- but not too hard. Her boobs may hurt.”
― Cassi Clark, Breastfeeding Is a Bitch: But We Lovingly Do it Anyway