Maggie Gyllenhaal Boldly Breastfeeds

In addition, colostrum, the gold-colored liquid produced in the few days right after birth is the most important and the one containing the most antibodies to fight off disease. Even mothers who stop after this stage, still reap the physical health benefits for their babies.

For me, it was the beautiful bonding and special mommy/baby time that kept me going, even when it was rough, and again, I would never callously treat that as something for public consumption.

Come on people have some common sense if ya going to breastfeed do it in a appropriate way cover up or go to a room just dont let it hang and let the whole world see.

Can’t believe some of the responses to this.

For those making the point that she’s breastfeeding in a restaurant, the baby has got to eat too you know. You’d probably be complaining if the baby was crying due to hunger too.

For those that say Maggie could have pumped and gave the child a bottle, you obviously haven’t had a baby. Otherwise you would know the time and effort it takes to pump. Why should see use an artificial niple when she has everything needed right there?

For those who said she should feed baby in the restroom, would you eat your lunch in there?

It says more about you that you have been brainwashed by society that breasts are sexual. We are here as a population because of breastfeeding. Without it we would have died out years ago. Reinforced by comments about how her breasts are ugly and saggy. In some tribes those with perky breasts would be seen as unattractive, saggy breasts show that they have given milk and reared many young and so are revered.

I find it so sad that drinking cow’s milk is seen as ‘normal’ these days just because people get freaked out by a nipple. You do know cow’s milk comes from a breast albeit a cow’s breast? But that’s ok because it’s not from source right?

What a bunch of blinkered, uneducated, brainwashed people.

Way to go Maggie I for one love hearing about star mamas that are nuring hell maybe more people will take a clue and try it out. NOTHING at all wrong with her feeding her baby wish the US was more like Germany I never got a strange look nuring my son in public. LOVED it!!! As for the lovely cove up comments some of us have babies that wont leave the blanket up my son was like that he wanted nothing near his face other then the boob. As for the comment on the latch from the looks of it she was nuring for comfort not eating and my babies latched different when they did that. My son always nursed that way for the whole 2 years. Sure it has lots to do with the fact he had a bottle the first 2 weeks while in NICU when I wasn’t there to nurse him.

MEDIA *****!

Go Maggie! Good for her, she is not afraid to use her breasts what they are for and she is not ashamed! For all you people saying…”nobody wants to see that, blah blah blah…” well YOU do obviously since you are looking. Anyway…if you are afraid of seeing a boob please get some counseling. And if you think breastfeeding should be done in private, do you also think bottlefeeding should be done in private? Hypocrites.

ok thats enough…don’t take it all……its my turn to suck those boobies. lol

Bravo to you, A mom of two in D.C., for doing what is best for your babies while still respecting the wishes and feelings of those around you. Breastfeeding is wonderful for mom and baby alike. That said, there is a polite, proper way to do it, and when you are in a public place, imo, it is the mother’s responsibility to nurse her child without making others uncomfortable. And the fact is, many people, especially men, do not want to see the naked breast of a woman they don’t know in public. There are plenty of ways to nurse discreetly in public, even without throwing a blanket over the baby. The parents who choose not to cover up more are either lazy or trying to make a statement.

Just another example of how alot of women just let themselves go after having children. How about a brush, some makeup, and a bra? I wouldn’t be surprised if her husband was already looking elsewhere.

Awesome! I love how nonchalant she appears. Baby was hungry and she fed her… I mean, they were at a restaurant, right?

I would applaude a mother for sticking with breastfeeding for 8 months and not turning to less healthy alternatives….however…..I wouldn’t want to place a potentially embarrasing photo like that of my child in such a public way. She obviously cares a great deal about her child, those of us that have breastfed know it can be a struggle, especially while working. She should extend that care and concern to her daughters emotional well being by not making her an obvious breast feeding advocate before she can eve walk. The poor thing will have to face critisism and praise for an act she had no choice in for the rest of her life. Kids (and adults) can be cruel, and to have her exposed in such a public way is going to require a pretty thick skin to deal with it. I know my daughter is painfully shy …she would die if her friends had access to something like this. It’s a private thing between mother and child and should have been kept that way…especially with paparrazi present. It’s not like they caught an accidental shot of her exposed while she was settling the baby in. The breast was clearly being played with, and she was shot a few weeks ago just as exposed.

Way to go Maggie!! There is nothing more beautiful them a mother nursing her child!Afterall that’s what breasts are for.
And shame on someone for taking photos of it and putting them up on the net.