Breastfeeding Quote from “The Other Boleyn Girl”
March 31, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under books, quotes and literature
I’m reading the historical novel The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. Being set in the English royal court in the 1500s it’s not exactly breastfeeding-friendly, but this passage charmed me:
I held her in my arms constantly. There was a wet nurse to attend her, but I argued that my breasts hurt so much that I must let her suckle, and I cunningly kept her to myself. I fell in love with her.
p. 160. Good book!
Aristocrats missed the point of having children, passing them off to nannies, wet nurses, etc. This character knew how much love develops with the closeness of holding a child.