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- Mary, Mother of Jesus
- Princess Grace of Monaco
- Princess Caroline of Monaco, oldest child of Princess Grace
- Diana, Princess of Wales
- Queen Elizabeth II of England breastfed Prince Charles. (The book, "The Royals," spends about two paragraphs telling about
the Queen breastfeeding the infant prince. It goes on to say that this fact couldn't be publicized at the time because it
would be considered bad manners to discuss the "royal breasts.")
- Queen Sirikit, of Thailand
- Kelly Ripa, actress and talk show host
- Jada Pinkett Smith, actress, and wife of Will Smith (EXTENDED NURSER!)
- Andie McDowell, model, actress
- Holly Robinson, actress (TWINS!)
- Keely Shaye-Smith, companion of Pierce Brosnan
- Anita Baker, singer
- Connie Selleca, actress. Her husband John Tesh, talked proudly on TV about EXTENDED BREASTFEEDING
- Mia Farrow, actress
- Katherine Ross, actress
- Jayne Kennedy, actress
- Susan St. James, actress
- Linda Kelsey, actress
- Mariette Hartley, actress
- Demi Moore, actress
- Adrianne Barbeaux, actress, over 50 and nursing TWINS!
- Melissa Gilbert, actress
- Cybil Shepard, actress (TWINS!)
- Rita Wilson, actress wife of Tom Hanks
(she commented at some award show, perhaps the Oscars,
that they couldn't
stay out late and her dress *fit* so well because she was breastfeeding!)
- Madonna, singer and actress
(who can forget her singing on the Rosie Show that "the milk truck" is the only role I
play!)
- Jane Seymour, actress (TWINS!)
- Julia Roberts (TWINS plus one!)
- Lindsay Wagner, actress (The Bionic Woman),
and a strong supporter of breastfeeding, nursed her children for an extended
period of time
- Cathy Rigby, gymnast, olympic gold medalist
- Mary Lou Retton, gymnast, olympic gold medalist
- Mrs. Jordan, Michael Jordan's mom breastfed him for 3 YEARS
and said "I feel that is why he is the
athlete he is."
- Cheryl Swopes, BB player
- Joan Rivers, talk show host and comedienne
- Tracy Pollan, actress, wife of Michael J. Fox
- Christie Brinkley, model
- Nicole Simpson
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Marilu Henner, actress
- Julianne Moore, actress
- Patricia Richardson, actress (TWINS!)
- Carly Simon, singer (ex-wife of James Taylor), breastfed her children long term
- Valerie Bertinelli, actress
- Katie Couric, host, Today Show
- Pamela Anderson Lee (WITH IMPLANTS!)
- Ruth Pointer, singer (TWINS!)
- Miss Lillian breastfed, Jimmy Carter, but bottlefed Billy (not confirmed)
- Soccer Mega Star Pele's mom breastfed him for 5 YEARS!
- Laurie Metcalf, actress
- Ursula Andress, actress
- Sophia Lauren, actress
- Meryl Streep, actress
- Jacqueline Smith, actress
- Kathie Lee Gifford, talk show host and singer
- Carrie-Anne Moss from the Matrix movies (OVER 1 YEAR)
- Catherine Bell, actress
- Gwyneth Paltrow, actress
- Debra Messing, actress
- Cindy Crawford, model
- Jane Kaczmarek, actress
- Celine Dion, singer
- Sarah MacLachlan, singer
- Victoria Beckham aka Posh Spice from the Spice Girls (WITH IMPLANTS!)
- Angie Harmon, actress
- Gwen Stefani (OVER ONE YEAR)
- Courtney Cox-Arquette (OVER ONE YEAR)
- Will Ferrell's lovely wife
- Tammy Lynn Michaels, Wife of Rocker Melissa Ethridge (TWINS!)
- Kelli Carpenter, Rosie O'Donnel's Wife (Rosie admits to forcing her to stop at 6 weeks due to jealousy issues)
- Katie Holmes breastfed baby Suri, her child with husband Tom Cruise
- Angelia Jolie breastfed baby Shilo, her child with Brad Pitt
- Nicole Richie is currently breastfeeding and/or pumping for baby Harlow, her child with Joel Madden
- It is known thet Brittney Spears breastfed for a short time with each of her children.
- Gabrielle Reece, superstar volleyball player, breastfed both of her children.
- Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Co-Host of The View, breastfed all her children for a time. It should be known she also does ads
for a cormula company, which is unfortunate.
- Access Hollywood host Nancy O'Dell, aged 41
- Actress Helena Bonham Carter, 41 breastfed both of her children
- Leighanne Littrell, wife of Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell
- Barrett McIntyre, wife of NKOTB star Joey McIntyre breastfeeds their son, Griffin Thomas
- Courtney Thorne-Smith, 40
- Jenna Elfman
- Reality star Trista Sutter
- Christina Aguilera, has stated recently that her plan is to nurse at least 2 years!
- Angelie Jolie, has been very public with her plan to breastfeed her upcoming twins!
...................and many more mothers that I have missed!!!
Celebrity Moms Talk About Breastfeeding
Tori Amos
 Singer-songwriter Tori Amos shocked her fans this fall when she announced the birth of her baby girl. Word
of her pregnancy was kept hush-hush, while Amos was quick to remark on the first time she nursed her daughter. "An ounce of
breastmilk is even more potent than the finest tequila."
Erykah Badu
 Singer and actress Erykah Badu, who is getting ready to release her latest album since her
critically acclaimed 1997 debut Baduizm, recently talked to Launch.com reporter Lucy Tauss about becoming a mother in the last few years.
""When I first had the baby,
I was breastfeeding for two years straight, so we were together for two years of his life - every day, all hours of the day.
So I was two people, and I eventually morphed back into one. Now he's part of me. He's very independent as a result of it.
I thought it was going to be the opposite," she added. "I was very worried that he was going to be attached since we were
together every day, but I guess it made him feel comfortable: 'I know she's around. She'll be there.' It made me feel like
a very responsible person and tidy, and my health was better because I'm now responsible for someone's whole reason for being."
Cindy Crawford
 As of December 1999, Cindy was nursing her five-month-old baby. Earlier that month, the supermodel
mom filled in for Kathy Lee Gifford on Regis and Kathy Lee. One of our members caught the episode and reports:
I think
she's such a great advocate for breastfeeding as she makes it seem such a natural part of parenting and life. Regis was holding
up pictures of her son and she said, "I'm nursing him, so you'd better put those away or there'll be a problem here." Then
she said, "All you women, you understand."
Jodie Foster
 You saw the Jodie Foster film "Anna and the King" and you thought Jodie has dieted her way
down to pre-pregnancy weight? Well, according to an article in the New York Daily News, Jodie has slimmed down after the birth
of her son in September 1998 by breastfeeding.
"I just couldn't stop losing weight with the breastfeeding," Jodie said
in the Daily News article. "I ate as much as I possibly could, but I kept losing. You'll see why when you meet Charlie. He's
a stocky guy, and he likes to eat and eat more. You cook it, he'll eat it." . . . .
Arcelia Garcia
OK, so she's not a
supermodel or a Hollywood actress, but Arcelia Garcia made headlines when the grandmother of 13 gave birth to healthy triplet
girls on Jan. 8. At 54, Garcia is three years older than the average age of menopause. For that reason, some doctors
feared the babies would be born with chromosomal problems, but the babies and mom were doing fine just days after the birth.
The
Jan. 24 issue of People magazine reported that Garcia planned on breastfeeding all three babies. "They're healthier that way,"
she told People magazine.
Jerry Hall
 The October issue of Vanity Fair featured a picture of model and actress Jerry Hall breastfeeding
her and Mick Jagger's son, Gabriel. The picture was taken by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz and is featured in Leibovitz's
latest book entitled "Women."
In the photo, Jerry is elegantly dressed (heels and everything) sitting in a chair, breastfeeding
her son. Some of our members posted their thoughts about the picture on our message boards.
"It's like she is saying,
look at me breastfeeding and how glamorous it can be too, and she's not too worried about an "accident" on her designer outfit!,"
wrote one member.
Faith Hill
 Country Music Network recently aired a biography of singer Faith Hill (who is married to country
star Tim McGraw). One of our members reports that in the program, Faith talked about how she would take breaks from shooting
her latest music video to breastfeed her daughter.
"I think that's wonderful, and I'm glad to hear that she said that,
so that some of her fans might be encouraged to do the same," one of members posted on the message boards.
Elle McPherson
 People magazine from the week of November 25 featured an article on supermodel Elle McPherson.
In the article, Elle is identified as a nursing mom. She breastfeeds her son, Flynn.
One of members says, "This is
really great PR for breastfeeding, as several formula-feeding moms that I have talked to didn't want to breastfeed because
it would "wreck my boobs". That reason really looks silly given that a gorgeous supermodel who makes her living off of her
looks and figure breastfeeds!"'
Karenna Gore Schiff
 Vice President Al Gore's oldest daughter Karenna is a breastfeeding mom to six-month-old son Wyatt Gore Schiff. The New York
Observer published an article about Karenna earlier in 1999. The article said, "...Ms. Schiff's life has been one long scheduling
crisis, between classes as a third-year Columbia law student, breastfeeding little Wyatt and getting on the horn with Gore
campaign consultant Bob Squier.
Karenna has been helping out with her father's 2000 presidential campaign. The New
York Observer article also mentioned how in the early 1980's, Al Gore attacked Nestle for marketing its infant formula to
Third World countries. At the same time, Tipper Gore banned all Nestle products from the Gore household.
Karenna recently
told ThatGlow.com her thoughts on breastfeeding.
"I am totally supportive of nursing in public. I feel like if your
baby is hungry and screaming, you gotta do what you gotta do. I can remember one time I was nursing in Central Park and I
was fantasizing that I would get arrested and be thrown in jail for nursing. I imagined that I would then lead a massive picket
line of nursing mothers. I get that from my Mom - she nursed us and is very certain and strong about doing things in a natural
way.
I think that we have to do a lot more as a society to accommodate working mothers. Breast feeding in itself is
a real challenge. I had this vision of breast feeding lounges or something. I’ve found that since I’ve had my
baby I find that other mothers are the most helpful."
By Jamey, CBB Contributor
 British television presenter and pianist, Myleene Klass, 29, knows what takes top priority
in her life - her new baby daughter, Ava Bailey, 9 weeks. Instead of worrying about her
weight she is enjoying time with Ava. Myleene says:
I don't weigh myself, and I can promise I'm under no professional
pressure to get slim. The last thing Ava needs is a neurotic mum. I've read all this nonsense about me dieting and going to
the gym. I can't. I'm breast-feeding and I have to eat!
 In the latest issue of the U.K. version of OK! magazine, singer Charlotte Church,
21, and rugby player boyfriend Gavin Henson, 25, introduce their newborn daughter, Ruby Megan, now 2 weeks.
Gavin and Charlotte, who planned (and succeeded in having) a home water birth, are breastfeeding, co-sleeping.
 Actress Jennifer Garner, 35, is well-known for her fight scenes on her former TV show Alias, and
she was happy to get 'down and dirty' again for her new film, The Kingdom, in which she plays a government
agent investigating a bombing in the Middle East.
At one point, Jen says, 'I had scratch marks that we had to cover up on my face for the
Jennifer Garner's fight scene rule: Stay away from mnext few days.' Despite her willingness to participate in many of her own stunts, she drew the line at anything
involving certain body parts, which were indisposable to her at the time.
[My fighting partner] had to stay away from my boobs because I was breastfeeding [Violet]. And he
did. That was the one sacred thing. He could go for my head, pull my hair, just not the boobs!
 Actress Jenna Elfman, 36, spoke with Us Weekly about her 'happy guy'
-- son Story Elias, 5 months. Here are the highlights:
Her favorite part of motherhood:
Carrying him everywhere -- honestly, that is my favorite thing. I take him to meetings,
carry him around the house to do chores or put him in the Baby Bjorn and go shopping.
On food and getting out of the house:
They say six months before you introduce solids, but he's really eyeballing my food. For now we'll
stick to breast milk. We bring it in the bottle, because we're out and about so much. He can hold his own bottle now! I keep
my Storksak diaper bag stocked at all times, ready to go.
 Supermodel Eva Herzigova credits genetics and nursing for her amazing return to pre-baby
form following the birth of son George Marsiaj Herzig, turning 5-months on Thursday. Speaking from a fundraiser in Rome recently,
the 34-year-old recommended that new moms fretting over their postpartum bodies "breast feed and don't worry about it."
 New mom Samantha Harris, 33, joined a different set of co-hosts this week, as she flew
to NYC for 36 hours to sit with the View ladies on Thursday and Friday morning. There was only one issue for the
Dancing With the Stars co-host and E! News correspondent -- Josselyn Sydney's meals continued
to be made despite her not being there to eat them. Although Samantha left husband Michael Hess plenty of
milk to feed their daughter, 5 weeks on Sunday, she had more to give. When Whoopi asked if she'd been pumping, Samantha joked,
Yeah, you might notice, they're very large these days. Even on the plane ride here -- I'm just
gone for 36 hours -- it was a really hard decision because of course I don't want to leave the newborn, but my husband Michael
is so fabulous and so hands-on that was no worry, I knew she'd be in good care -- but of course, you're breastfeeding.
I'm sure you've all gone through this -- you don't want to leave the baby for any amount of time,
and breastmilk is like liquid gold, you don't really want to pump and dump, but that's basically what I had to do on the plane.
And this morning I produced some really good stuff -- full bottles we're talking about! -- [makes 6 oz bottle hand gesture]
and that was really hard to say goodbye to down the drain.
I wear a lot of good breastpads to make sure...because if you spend the night without any breastpads
it's a little...drenching.
I'm Head Over Heels
From singing lullabies to scrapbooking to breastfeeding, Christina Aguilera embraces motherhood
to her month-old son Max (he rocks out to Led Zeppelin!)
Proud Celebrity Moms Breastfeed Publicly!
| WIL FERRELL AND HIS WIFE, BREASTPUMP IN TOW! |
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| TAMMY LYNN MICHAELS AND WIFE MELISSA ETHRIDGE |
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| LUCY LAWLESS AKA ZENA THE WARRIOR PRINCESS! |
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| JULIA ROBERTS, TWINS AND THE NEW BABY! ALL NURSED! |
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| SUPERMODEL JERRY HALL, EX-WIFE OF MICK JAGGER |
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| KEELY SHAYE SMITH AND HUSBAND PIERCE BROSNAN |
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| NEWS ARTICLE ON BREASTFEEDING CELEBS |
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