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Gisele Bundchen strolls with baby Benjamin. Credit: Scott A. Keola, Bauer-Griffin
When a supermodel speaketh, thou shalt listen.
Now that Brazilian bombshell Gisele Bundchen has been a mom to baby Benjamin for all of seven months, she has decreed, "There should be a worldwide law, in my opinion, that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months," the U.K.'s Daily Mail reports. Upon the beginning of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action's World Breastfeeding Week, her timing is just perfect.
And, posing for a photo shoot merely six weeks after giving birth, the 5 foot, 11 inch, 30-year-old Bundchen tells U.K.'s Harper's Bazaar, "I think breastfeeding really helped (me keep me figure)."
Perhaps, but we're pretty sure diet, exercise and -- sigh -- genetics played major roles, too. Still, we respect that she physically and mentally trained to prepare for childbirth.Bundchen says she did kung fu for two weeks before giving birth, practiced yoga three times a week and meditated every day, the Daily Mail reports.
"It's called 'labour,' not 'holiday,' for a reason, and I knew that," she says.
Related: Gisele Bundchen Takes Baby Benjamin to Brazil
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8-03-2010 @ 6:43PM
Heidi said...Gisele needs to work with an interpreter before she opens her mouth publicly. Even allowing for a language misunderstanding - symantics or whatever, that is a pretty stupid comment. That being said, I breastfed both of my children, one of them for much longer than the average. I agree that there should be a "something" to encourage more mothers to try to breastfeed. But not at the expense of belittling mothers who can't or won't.
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8-03-2010 @ 7:57PM
Sifrina said...Heidi - Agreed 100% I nursed for 9 months, even after going back to work (and did the pumping), and as thrilled as I am we both were able to make this work (after a rocky start and more focus and tenacity than I would have thought wo uld be necessary), I still resent La Leche League and others for making women feel like total $&*^ for not doing this. It's a great thing, the best thing, but what it comes down to is this: if it makes a woman miserable, then she shouldn't do it. There is SO MUCH MORE to motherhood than just this. Gisele's narrowminded comments just show her lack of ability to understand other people's experiences.
8-03-2010 @ 8:05PM
pmck said...Really, Gisele? A law you say? I breast fed all 4 of my children (2 for 6-7 months and two for 1 year so I understand the benefits...and the frustration). None of anyone's business what other women do.
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8-03-2010 @ 11:57PM
Lori said...Sifrina ~ I totally agree with you. When I was not able to breastfeed my first child, I would sit in the bathroom and cry because I felt like a complete failure. I tried for 6 long weeks and was never able to produce more than 3 ounces a day. My poor daughter was starving and feeding time became a nightmare. I admire those who can do it but the "experts" need to remember that not every woman can or want too. Gisele needs to keep her comments to herself.
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8-08-2010 @ 2:30PM
Sifrina said...Lori- Thank you. I had a lot of "teary" frustrated moments too. Eventually we were lucky and able to work it out but not everyone can. It's so depressing for women to feel like failed moms when no one wants to feed our babies more than we do.
8-09-2010 @ 3:10AM
Lauren said...I had the same thing happen to me. Whenever people would frown down on my decision to formula feed and say, "Oh, you had to give in huh?" I've been tempted to say, "Yes, because I actually cared more about having my son gain weight than wither away on something that wasn't working." But in truth, its not a big deal. I've come to realize that it doesn't matter what others think. Parenting is rough enough without adding additional guilt.
8-04-2010 @ 9:55AM
Rayveniael said...Not all of us have the luxury of being married to an NFL superstar and have all the resources available to us. Besides that dictating what other people do with their bodies is abhorrent and deplorable.
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