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Keri Russell Breastfeeding at Leisure

Posted by Whit Honea

 

Apparently Keri Russell is the new Maggie Gyllenhaal.  She has been breastfeeding her 9-month-old son River when and where she pleases with no concern for the asses, er, masses, around her.  Oh, and she smells like patchouli and sweat.  This is all according to a "source" in Star magazine, "I'm all for breast-feeding babies, but Keri just whips it out. It's just not appropriate in a cute little cafe.

"I wish she'd at least sit in a corner where she could be more discreet. It's kind of awkward. She smells kind of musty. I'm not sure if it's a hippie oil or a natural scent."

The nerve!  Who does Keri Russell think she is, feeding her kid when other people are trying to eat?  That's just inconsiderate.  Doesn't that cute, little cafe have a bathroom with a stall door and a lock?  Or maybe a dark alley with space available near a nice dumpster?  At least then her stank would blend.

Photo: Hotmommagossip 


Comments

 

maeby said:

if its true, then good for her.

and please tell me where she got that cute simple sling, I WANT ONE.

March 12, 2008 6:18 PM
 

chyna823 said:

I don't know if it's exactly the same, but that sling looks sorta like the one I got from KangarooKorner.com.

March 12, 2008 8:16 PM
 

Renee said:

I agree, good for her.  

Maeby, I don't know if it's the exact same kind, but that looks a lot like the New Native sling.  Simple, lightweight, practical, I love mine.

March 12, 2008 8:21 PM
 

jessica said:

oh my god - a mother feeding her child - in public!   how awful. people are assholes.  Good for her.

March 13, 2008 8:54 AM
 

Doppelganger said:

If I have to hear the borderline pornographic phrase "whip it out" used one more time in reference to the simple act of feeding a child, I may just lose my shit forever.

I have nursed. I have seen countless other women nurse. I have never once seen anyone "whip out" a boob, and am in fact curious to see how this is accomplished. And does it make a special noise? Some kind of whooshing sound, perhaps?

March 13, 2008 7:41 PM
 

PAgent said:

When my wife was expecting our first child, the local hospital threatened to withdraw support from the midwifery we were using. We went to a meeting to show support, and there were some fairly passionate, fairly "natural", moms in attendance. One of them did, indeed, "whip it out" in the sense that the breast, the ENTIRE breast, was completely exposed, in the middle of the crowd, and the woman defiantly glared at anyone to object. It flustered me a bit at the time.

Of course, after two children, including being present at their births, and dealing with various issues of nursing and other anatomical functions, I don't think anything fazes me anymore.

Oh, and good for Ms. Russell.

March 14, 2008 5:38 PM
 

kmat said:

I am so glad I live in Portland, where many restaurants post pro-breastfeeding stickers on their doors.

March 16, 2008 6:14 PM
 

xander's mom said:

Tell me do you sit in a corner when you go out to eat?  So a woman, celebrity or not, is feeding her child the way the body intented and you are too inmature to not stare.  Who's in the wrong here?  She "smells" according to you she probably is taking herbal supplements to help keep her milk supply up.  Maybe if people stopped thinking of breast as a sexually body part and more of a functional one you could get over yourself!  Rock on Keri!

March 18, 2008 8:58 PM

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