13 Celebrity mums get real about breastfeeding

13 Celebrity moms get real about breastfeeding

It's great that more and more celebrity mothers are speaking out about their breastfeeding journeys and helping normalize breastfeeding. Here, 13 celebrity moms share their experiences with breastfeeding—even the unglamorous bits.

Emily Blunt

On how engorged breasts get in the way of everything: "After we got home from the hospital, I didn’t shower for a week, and then John and I were like, 'Let’s go out for dinner.' I could last only about an hour because my boobs were exploding. When the milk first comes in, it’s like a tsunami. But we went, just to prove to ourselves that we could feel normal for a second." — via InStyle

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Naomi Watts

On "lactose lobotomy": "I'm busy milking all day long. I feel like I have probably lost a good 75 percent of my brain power. ... I say it halved itself and it halved itself again. It's not just the sleep deprivation, it is the breastfeeding and I call it the 'lactose lobotomy.'" — via Celebrity Baby Scoop

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Gwen Stefani

On how she felt after her second child Zuma self-weaned at the age of 1: "I didn't want him to [quit], it felt like a total rejection. It was really hormonal, and trying to stop in the middle of the tour was insane." — via People

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Salma Hayek

On breastfeeding a malnourished child in Sierra Leone: "That was amazing. I was able to feed an ill baby that was very hungry… I actually think that my baby would be very proud to be able to share her milk. When she grows up, I'm going to make sure that she continues to be a generous, caring person, and I think that's the best thing I can give her as a mother." — via People

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Jennifer Garner

On what breastfeeding feels like: "[It’s] the coziest feeling in the whole world." — via W Magazine

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Adele

On how we shouldn’t pressure women to breastfeed: "It's f***ing ridiculous, and all those people who put pressure on us, you can go f*** yourselves, alright? Because it's hard. Some of us can't do it. I managed about nine weeks with my boobs... Some of my mates got post-natal depression from the way those midwives were talking. Idiots.

"Breastfeed if you can but don't worry, [formula brand] Aptamil’s just as good. I mean, I loved it, all I wanted to do was breastfeed and then I couldn't and then I felt like, 'if I was in the jungle now back in the day, my kid would be dead because my milk's gone.' It's not funny that's how some of us think." — via The Sun

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Mila Kunis

On breastfeeding in public: "There were many times where I didn’t bring a cover with me, and so I just did it in a restaurant, in the subway, in the park, at airports and in planes. Why did I do it in public? Because I had to feed my child. She’s hungry." — via Vanity Fair

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Gwyneth Paltrow

On staying fit after giving birth: "I stay healthy by working out but not dieting, because I am a milk machine." — via CBS News)

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Kourtney Kardashian

On breastfeeding in public: "I know that for me, I need to try to cover myself while breastfeeding so that no one snaps a picture. If this wasn't the case, I probably wouldn't mind as much because my son is my biggest concern. My attitude is, if someone sees a little somethin' somethin', don't look if you don't like it." — via People

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Kate Beckinsale

On what it’s like to have engorged breasts: "Breastfeeding is like, you call up a pizza and if you call it up a lot, like 27 pizzas arrive. And that's what I was like. I could hit the wall from quite a distance." — via TV Guide

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Chrissy Teigen

On how demanding babies are: "The feeding schedule surprised me a lot. If you kind of do the math, you're kind of breastfeeding for 10 hours a day total… It's very loving and sweet, but it's not easy. It's hard to work your entire day around getting her the nourishment she needs because [babies] are just little animals." — via ET Online

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Beyonce

On how she lost her pregnancy weight: "I lost most of my weight from breastfeeding and I encourage women to do it. It’s just so good for the baby and good for yourself." — via People

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Penelope Cruz

On how hard it is to stop breastfeeding: "I was breastfeeding my son 13 months, and I plan to do the same with my daughter. [Nursing] is addictive. It’s hard when the day comes when you have to stop." — via Allure

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