Nursing mamas tend to wear their breastfeeding love proudly, and why shouldn't they? Breast, as they say, is best. From feeding baby in public, to proclaiming their love for the "liquid gold," there's one more way many moms are showing off their baby feeding work: breastfeeding tattoos.
After all, when the hard work of making — and often pumping — milk is done, what's left to commemorate all those months of nursing in the trenches? How about breastfeeding ink?
Weaning may come one day, and the nursing may end, but the tattoo lives on!
From the colorful intricate ones, to the small silhouettes, each of these breastfeeding tattoos comes from a real, and proud, nursing mom.
We can't pick a favorite, but #13's simplicity is just breathtaking, don't you think?
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Bonding Time
Not much color, but plenty of meaning.
Mom & Baby Love
The all-natural theme here is taken to whole new levels: Check out baby's leaf-like and beautiful covering!
Simple Is Beautiful
It's so delicate, but says so much. Just a new mom and her lovely infant.
Chic & Nursing
She's rocking the red lips and nails, and that trendy haircut all show that mom can be both stylish and, well, a mom.
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Name Dropping
Why not give your babies a shoutout? The tattoo is, after all, a way to commemorate them.
Mermaid Mom
Add a little supernatural element to the whole look. Who says a mermaid can't nurse?
Forearm Color
Talk about wearing it on your sleeve!
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Flower Power
Delicate as a flower, precious as a baby.
Zen
It's peaceful and powerful all in one.
Petal Love
Baby's wrapped up in leaves, and flowers, and Mom's arms. We love.
A Little Heart
Just a mom, her baby, and some love.
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A Different Perspective
Shift it to the side, and you have another wonderful look at the beauty that is nursing.
Pop of Color
It's the most all-natural thing we can do, isn't it?
Natural Moment
We've got it all: mom, baby, flowers, peacefullness, and dinner.
Just a Few Lines...
That add up to something really great.
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Tat Within a Tat
Everything's coming up roses for a breastfeeding mama.
The Punk Rocker
Yes, you can be a rockin' mama, in more ways than one!
