Breastfeeding Celebrities: Women Who Are Normalising The Age-Old Practice

Giving her fans a glimpse into her life with her baby, Rocky Thirteen, the eldest Kardashian shared a picture to her Instagram story of her pumping breast milk.

In December 2023, just a matter of weeks after she gave birth, she shared another post to her Instagram story highlighting some of the foods she has been eating while breastfeeding Rocky, which she said are 'good for supporting optimal breastmilk supply.' Among them are walnuts, dried mulberries, and a steaming cup of coconut milk.

The singer shared two black-and-white photograph of breastfeeding Ender, following his birth in July 2021. 'Powered by love,' an excerpt of the post's caption reads.

Cardi B posted a photograph of herself breastfeeding her eldest child Kulture on Instagram in 2019. 'I got a baby I need some money yeah I need cheese for my egg!!!' she captioned the post, which sees her dressed in an all-black ensemble with her left breast exposed to feed her daughter.

The Indian-American writer shared a photo of herself breastfeeding her daughter Krishna on Instagram mid make-up application. 'Multi-tasking: level 100%,' she captioned the photo. This is seriously impressive.

The Ugly Betty star showed her fans how she spent her downtime between shooting scenes on set. 'Mama goes back to work... baby and pump in tow,' she captioned the photo in 2020.

Ratajkowski has proudly shared several photos of herself feeding her child Sylvester since his birth in the summer of 2021. 'If it seems like I'm always breastfeeding it's because I am,' she wrote in the post's caption.

Graham, who is currently pregnant with twins, regularly shares photos of herself breastfeeding her son Isaac, who she gave birth to in January 2020.

Graham is one of our favourite celebrities thanks to her celebration of breastfeeding on the go. In this video the model explains that she's swapped answering emails in Uber rides for breast pumping.

The athlete shared a photo of herself breastfeeding her newborn daughter following her arrival in September, and wrote a message to normalise breastfeeding.

'Motherhood's some badass, primal, beautiful sh*t that shouldn't be hidden,' she wrote. 'It's really nothing to be ashamed of, it's something to brag about,' she added.

In 2017 the mother-of-two posted a picture of herself breastfeeding her son Jameson while on a hike and captioned the post with numerous hashtags including #normalizebreastfeedingyo.

Morissette celebrated World Breastfeeding Week in 2016 by posting a photograph of herself and her daughter Onyx Solace.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson shows his love for his wife Lauren Hashian in numerous ways on social media. We can't get enough of this sweet photo, which sees him feeding her while she breastfeeds their daughter, Tia.

'Mama @laurenhashianofficial has her hands full nursing/feeding Baby Tia, so I’m feedin’ mama her dinner, [sic]' he captioned the photo. 'My pleasure. So much respect to her and all mamas out there holding it down and running things.'

Teigen was photographed breastfeeding her son Miles in 2018, while her daughter Luna made her 'feed' her doll, too. 'I guess I have twins now,' she captioned the sweet snap.

Mother-of-three Kate Hudson posted this colour coordinated photo on her Instagram. 'When you're working but babies gotta eat,' she captioned the picture of herself feeding her daughter Rani Rose Hudson Fujikawa.

Rachel McAdams shared this now unforgettable photo of her pumping milk to feed her first child with her partner Jamie Linden back in 2018. The image, which featured on the cover of Girls Girls Girls, received international praise for showing something that's so normal for so many mothers. It was shot by Photographer Claire Rothstein.

In 2019 Mitchell made the pun 'breast friends' while sharing this stunning fashion shoot in which she wears an open green leather dress and black pants.

Upton welcomed her daughter Genevieve - otherwise known as Vivi - in 2018 and later shared a photo of herself breastfeeding her little one. Writing about the pressure on new mums, she penned an inspiring message to women who feel they need to 'snap back'.

'I realised quickly that between breastfeeding, healing, little-to-no sleep, off-the-charts hormone changes and experiencing everything for the first time that those weight-loss pressures are extremely unnecessary, and I decided to turn my energy towards my family,' she wrote.

Schumer gave a realistic impression of life as a new mother when she shared a photograph of herself breast pumping on Instagram in 2018 with the hashtag #schumerpump.

Duff opened up about breastfeeding and pumping at work with her followers on Instagram. 'With the stress of a dropping milk supply and a baby that was getting bored or not caring about nursing when I was available to. I was sad and frustrated and feeling like a failure all of the time. When really I’m a bad ass rock star,' she wrote in her heartfelt caption about recognising when to take a breast from pumping.

Mother-of-two Decker shared a photograph of herself in 2018 breast pumping while sitting on the floor. 'Yes this sucks. But YES this is why it’s awesome to be a part of a female founded, female-run startup, [sic]' she wrote in the post's caption.