It is a spicy topic when it comes to breastfeeding in public. Many people say that breastfeeding in public should not be allowed because it “disturbs” or “distracts” other people around. On the other hand, others support every mama breastfeeding their child in public because not only it is not a shame, a child comes before anything else!
Viral Strange has collected 16 pictures of celebrity mamas breastfeeding their babies in public to support other moms to do it with pride!
1. Blake Lively joked about how “the first Monday in May” looked a little different this year. Historically, that’s when she’d be attending the Met Gala, but this year, she shared a picture of her pumping breast milk for her newborn daughter who was born in February.
2. Mandy Moore has openly posted about her breastfeeding journeys with both her first son Gus and her younger son Ozzie. She has been particularly candid about struggling with clogged ducts and mastitis — inflammation in the breast which most commonly affects people who are breastfeeding.
3. Olivia Munn posted a super vulnerable video on Instagram about her struggles with breastfeeding, and when she had low milk supply, she tried several tricks to increase it — everything from trying different teas to seeing multiple lactation consultants to even hoping the pillow she used would make a difference, but it took a toll on her emotions.
4. Keke Palmer opened up about the feeling of becoming a new mom and realizing you don’t even know where to start when it comes to breastfeeding — her experience was trying to search for tips on the internet and then ultimately finding a lactation consultant who helped her tremendously.
5. Halsey has shared a number of photos from their breastfeeding journey, specifically normalizing feeding in public places.
6. Jodie Turner-Smith discussed how she had originally just wanted to try to breastfeed her daughter Janie for six months, but ultimately ended up on a 2-year breastfeeding journey.
7. Ashley Graham opened up about how even though she exclusively breastfed her firstborn, she decided to stop breastfeeding her twins because it was no longer working for her.
8. Serena Williams opened up about her decision to stop breastfeeding her daughter Olympia at 6 months, which she made for the sake of her tennis career.
9. Kristen Bell discussed her struggles with clogged ducts and mastitis, even sharing a particularly harrowing experience involving her husband Dax Shepard sucking a clogged duct out for her.
10. Kerry Washington opened up about something breastfeeding and pumping parents know all too well — the need to stop and pump while out and about. One part that might be a little, well, less relatable to us normies? One time she needed to stop to pump at a White House party under President Barack Obama.
11. Katherine Schwarzenegger posted about breastfeeding while her daughter Eloise was going through a growth spurt — a time when babies tend to want to feed a lot more frequently or cluster feed.
12. Ashley Greene shared that breastfeeding her daughter Kingsley Rainn was “one of the worst experiences” in the beginning and revealed she had trouble with latching and using a pump flange that was the wrong size for her breasts.
