Do ANY celebrities/famous people breastfeed?!

[Elf]

It seems to me that these svelte celebs have their baby and then their first priority is to get back into their designer gear and get to the next celeb party. I can't believe any of them are up with their babies at night themselves (surely the nanny does that) or do any breastfeeding. They never look done in enough in the photos?

What with all their stylists etc, airbrushing on photos and now babies which they don't even seem to have to look after, how are women supposed to feel supported in being REAL?

Anyone heard of anyone who did/does? For some reason I always imagine that Princess Di and Linda McCartney did but that's just guessing.

I remember visiting a tobacco factory in Indonesia a few years ago. It employed around 5,000 women to handroll tobacco. They all routinely got menstruation leave. The whole thing was an amazing experience - the women cheered us madly as we went around!

Well sure it depends on the job but generally most people regard looking after a small child as a full time job in itself. We all know how difficult it can be to get through your household chores while meeting the needs of a baby let alone debating the laws of the country and lookng after constituents. I think that in this country we should focus on the issues that actually matter to working women such as decent maternity pay, affordable childcare and the right to return on reduced hours before the ability to breastfeed at work is even hinted at.

Pupuce,
NIP = Nurse in public
IIRC = If I recall correctly (covering my butt if I start spouting rubbish... LOL).

i want to get my hair done but the hairdressers said if i want to feed (i properly will need to as he is only 7 weeks)i'll have to go in toilets!! this is the 1st properly with NIP i've had so far!! Thing is people saw more of my boobs in my pre child days in clothes i used to go out in!!

WHAAAT?
Tracey this is ridiculous.
Find a new hairdresser.
Unless the toilet facilities involve champagne and chocolates, that is..

Agree with Jasper, ditch them and tell them why.

vote with your feet and tell them why

disgraceful to send you to the loo. I bfed my dd (then 4 mths) when I was having my hair done for my wedding day - Toni & Guy, Mayfair

I agree with the others. Its distgustable and they don't deserve your custom. Best of all, tell the local papers.(Easier said than done, I know). Let us know how you get on. Incidentally, I haven't had my hair cut since ds2 was born 5 months ago! Not for that reason, but simply because they get covered in little hairs. OK if you're having something else done though.

Tell the local papers, Tracy, do....what a great story! Get them to justify what they have told you. Go get'em

Actually, if it's part of a chain, tell the national papers as well!

I think you should change & tell them why. I had my haircut when ds was 7wks & although I didn't have to feed him, he wasn't happy styaing in the carseat so I had to have him in my arms, & the hairdresser covered him in an extra cape so's he wouldn't get hairy.

BTW, not that any of you are being like this but I know women who are...there are many reasons why mums choose not to bf, & those who do shouldn't hog the moral high-ground. I myself had loads of problems with bf, possibly because ds was gravely ill at birth & spent a week in ITU, plus another 10 days in Special Care, so the first 3.5 months were a nightmare of not having enough milk / expressing / breastfeeding / bottle feeding / guilt guilt guilt until I just thought "Enough!" & went onto formula. None of the professionals had any useful advice whatsoever as he was latching-on perfectly & of course, as we all know, ha ha ha, EVERY mother has enough milk. (Yeah, right!)

I'm not accusing anyone here personally, merely introducing the subject for debate.

Also, I reckon Sadie Frost bf, as she still looks a bit round in the face quite a few weeks after giving birth.

I hear what you're saying emmabee. I had more problems with DS1, so he was mixed fed. Couldn't get those who had had no probs b/feeding to quite believe that it wouldn't fully work, even though I had tried to the point of dehydrating him.

Oh to be one of those women who sit there bucolicly with their baps constantly on tap!!

If i have another baby I'll definitely try to breastfeed again, but I will also try not to beat myself up if I can't.

Emmabee, I'm with you completely on this one. I fought to feed DS1 despite being told he was too big to feed myself. I fed him successfully for a year in the end. I also fed DS2 for 15 months.

However, whilst I would always try to encourage a mother to breastfeed and not to give up, if they've made the decision to give up and are happy with it, then that's the best choice for them. Beating a bottlefeeding mother up about it is no helping anyone. Feeding a baby is a partnership and whilst breast milk is nutritionally best for baby, there's more to being a mother than feeding them. It's FAR more important to have a mother who's happy IMHO.

When it works well, breastfeeding is easy. When it doesn't, it's awful. Luckily for me, the awful bits only lasted a couple of weeks. The important thing is that you tried - I do get upset when new mother's give up before they've begun.

That's my rant over! I've got into "trouble" about my views elsewhere before...

Some mothers are happy to continually fight problem after problem to continue to feed their baby

Believe me, I tried, I really did. I sobbed & sobbed & tried again.
I finally got into the swing of it when ds was about 2.5mo (with the help of a private, no-nonsense maternity nurse) & it was great for about a week, then he started falling asleep after literally 3 mins on the breast, every feed. It was taking me 2 hours per feed & I didn't have time to eat or sleep or go outside. I think I was quite depressed actually as the rest of my NCT group all seemed to have lives & just be coping so much better. & even by this stage I still didn't have enough milk, or barely enough (one breast produced hardly any; I looked very lopsided!)
I wish I'd known about mumsnet then as I think it would have helped me enormously - had I had the time to log on, that is!

Thanks for the comments! Glad to hear I'm not being silly by thinking this is ridiculous! Actually this was Toni and Guy! i have complained to HQ and hopefully i'll get an apology and a discount!!! I chose them as feeling rather fat and frumpy after baby number 2 i want funky hair and figured they'd be ggod at that! So what if the rest of me is a mess at least i can get my hair looking good!

Tracy
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Tracyhay, I just find it incredible that such a female-orientated environment would have the nerve to object! Good on you for complaining.

i wonder if the fag smoking kate moss feeds! mind you from what i've been told milk of a smoker is still better than formula (not having a go at bottlers here!). I only get a bit upset with mums who never even try and a bottle is in babes mouth straight after birth. If you've given it a really good go then fair enough. The girls i know that never tried did so because they wanted to go out drinking, now that annoys me!
this is just IMHO!

tracy
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they said i'd offend the customers!!!

Hi Tracy. Another reason given for going straight on the bottle is fear of breastfeeding in public and wanting to go out of the house. I have one or two friends for whom this is the case and it's a shame. See the Breastfeeding in Public thread if you're interested.

Yes, Tracy, a customer was offended: YOU. Obviously your custom doesn't matter very much to them at all. Are you sure you want to ever go there again, considering how little regard they hold you in?

thought i'd let u know that i received a very apologetic reply today from t+g. The staff involved are to be spoken to about the incident. They are happy for women to feed in their salons and i have been offered a 20% discount too!
sounds good to me!

tracy

Well done tracy! Hope you look gorgeous when your hair is done and babe wants to feed the whole time you are there!!!!
HAve fun and enjoy yourself!