Happy International Breastfeeding Normalization Day! That’s a mouthful. To celebrate we’ve put together some of our favourite breastfeeding images from the days of yore.
1- A mother waits to board a Greyhound bus in Chattanooga in 1943.
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2 – During The Great Depression, when everyone worried about food, babies were fed when and where they needed to be.
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3- This picture, from 1871, depicts a woman feeds her baby during church service.
4 – A wonderful screen grab from a 1977 episode of Sesame Street.
Bonus: Video of Buffy explaining breastfeeding to Big Bird.
5 – The year is unknown but it is from a wonderful era where no one is phased by a baby eating.
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6 – A stunning portrait captures a beautiful moment between mom and baby
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7 – A vintage postcard with the most contagious little grin on a happy baby.
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8 – This mother nurses her baby on the front porch of her home, in 1898.
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9 – A stunning portrait of a 1920’s mom feeding her baby.
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10 – From 1891, a Dutch mother and baby share a connection while nursing
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Bonus Photos:
Breastfeeding advocates in the 1930’s distributed these posters.
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This is the current passport for Gabon. Surprisingly, their breastfeeding rates are not as high as you’d think, considering this is their passport image. Initial rates, at birth, are 32%, with almost 4% making it to 2 years of age. They are still proud though.
