While the whole "celebrities are just like us" cliché often seems like a bit of stretch, there is one area where Hollywood moms have shown they're not all that different from their non-famous counterparts -- breastfeeding. In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, here is a compilation of memorable moments when celebrity moms shared their own nursing experiences.
In a July 2015 interview with Yahoo Parenting, the actress explained that her company Honest Co. supports both breastfeeding and formula feeding parents. “The overall community online was either one or the other. And a lot of my friends did both," Alba said. "So I wanted to develop a real dialogue, and create a line that’s for everyone. So whether you want to breastfeed, or whether you want to supplement feed, we’re going to give you the best in both areas.”
In her book, The Honest Life, she shared her personal breastfeeding journey, writing, “I breastfed as long as I could, but not as long as I wanted. I had to get back to work, and I wasn’t able to keep it going.”
Dutch model Doutzen Kroes appeared on the March 2015 cover of Vogue Netherlands with her kids, who also appeared in a photo shoot for the magazine. Posing in a bed with her husband DJ Sunnery James and 4-year-old son Phyllon, Kroes breastfed her 5-month-old daughter Myllena in one shot.
In 2010, Bundchen declared there should be a "worldwide law" requiring new mothers to breastfeed for six months after they give birth. Many critics were unhappy with her statement, and she eventually clarified by writing on her blog: "My intention in making a comment about the importance of breastfeeding has nothing to do with the law. It comes from my passion and beliefs about children." In 2013, the model Instagrammed a "multitasking" photo of herself breastfeeding her daughter while having her hair, makeup and nails done.
In 2012, Hilary Duff confirmed in an interview with Us Weekly that she chose to nurse her son Luca. "I'm breastfeeding now so that's a really wonderful experience -- challenging but wonderful."
Kourtney K. quit breastfeeding son Mason when he was 14-months-old. "I think I stopped early because my sisters were like 'OK, it's time, it's time,'" she said on the "Today" show. "I miss it, I loved it."
Shortly after giving birth to her son Flynn, Kerr posted a photo on her blog that husband Orlando took of her nursing. A few months later, she shared a photo on Twitter of herself breastfeeding while on the job.
Salma Hayek breastfed a newborn baby boy whose mother had no milk in Africa in 2009. Hayek was weaning her own daughter Valentina at the time, but still had milk to donate.
Five weeks after giving birth to son Max, Aguilera went on The Ellen Show wearing a low cut, revealing dress that prompted the talk show host to ask, "Are you nursing?"
In 2008, Hasselback demonstrated how to use a breast pump on "The View" -- she was nursing her son Taylor at the time.
Gyllenhaal was photographed by the paparazzi in 2007 nursing her daughter Ramona during a walk by the Hudson River.
This article is part of HuffPost Parents' World Breastfeeding Week coverage. Read more here.
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