Sunday, August 12, 2007

WIN A BOOK Take 2!

The response to my first contest to WIN A BOOK was amazing and I’d like to thank all who entered. To continue the launch celebrations, I’m running a second contest to win another copy of Breastfeeders Anonymous.

I ummed and ahhed for ages about a question, because I wanted another one that both pregnant women and those already mums could answer, so in the end, I decided to go for a fun one… but I’m afraid it might take a little effort.

Breastfeeders Anonymous was HUGE when I first wrote it and gathered all the compilations – came in at about 500 pages, which was just way TOO LONG for a book of this sort. So, unfortunately I had to cut some of the chapters. One of those that got the old HEAVE HO was ‘Celebrity Milk Machines,’ so I decided to give that chapter it’s fame today. Below is the discarded chapter on breastfeeding celebrities (well part of it).

And how is it related to the contest??? Well, I challenge you lot to find a celebrity who isn’t on here that breastfed or was breastfed as a baby. Leave their name in the comments section and if possible, leave a link to the proof (i.e. where you found out the info).

CELEBRITY MILK MACHINES
It’s sometimes hard to believe that celebrities are actually normal people, especially celebrity mums. Without doubt, a few months or even weeks after the initial piccie in glossy magazines of mum and baby, there are shocking and depressing photos of said celebrity mum’s post-baby body. Usually she’s far thinner than she was before she popped out the baby. Perhaps it’s these images that lead us to the assumption that most celebrity mums bottle feed – I mean how can they produce milk when they haven’t an ounce of fat on their skeletons? I know I myself never pictured Pamela Anderson with a baby attached to her humungous bosom, but my assumption was wrong. Pamela Anderson, along with many famous mummies, breastfed her children. Here’s a list of other celebrities who publicly admitted to breastfeeding their babies:



Tori Amos
Christie Brinkley
Hilary Clinton
Cindy Crawford
Celine Dion
Gloria Estevan
Jodie Foster
Jennie Garth
Jerry Hall
Faith Hill
Madonna
Joan Lunden
Andie McDowell
Elle McPherson
Demi Moore
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jane Seymour
Kelly Preston
Jada Pinkett Smith
Meryl Streep
Uma Thurman
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Roseanne
Princess Diana
Queen Elizabeth 2nd
Princess Mary
Bec Hewitt (nee Cartright)
And lots, lots more.

Celebrities that were breastfed:
· All the members of The Hanson’s band.
· Michael Jordan

I’ll announce the winner on August 19th and it’ll be a lucky dip – I’ll put all entrants name’s into a hat and get my son to pick a winner!

89 comments:

Gab said...

Kate Hudson breastfeeds... in PUBLIC too! oh my! hehe

Tami said...

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, Pamela Anderson breastfed :o - see link http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/wichd/lactate/celebs.shtm

And apparently the Brazilian Soccer star Edson Arantes Do Nascimento (better known as Pele) was breastfed - for FIVE YEARS, no less - maybe that;s why he's so good :D

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/339855/breastfeeding_celebrity_style.html and
http://www.breastfeedingmadesimple.com/bms_celebrities.pdf

kath said...

Gweneth Paltrow breastfeeds, I remember reading an article when she was sitting in an interview one time and she was leaking and very full. She also does not mind feeding in Public
She was also thinking of a water birth also.

Anonymous said...

Maggie Gyllanhal...

http://tob.hollywood.com/2007/06/06/maggie-gyllenhal-pops-one-out-and-milks-her-baby-in-public/

Anonymous said...

http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2007/05/14/celebrity-moms-and-their-breastfeeding-views-practices/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.associatedcontent.com%2Farticle%2F214511%2Fcelebrity_moms_and_their_breastfeeding.html&frame=true

(don't you just hate long web links!)

To name a few more for you, Gwen Stefani, Katie Holmes and Jennifer Garner - There's a little story on this web site about them each.

"Few Hollywood moms nursed their babies publicly, but there are some particularly notable exceptions. For example, Keely Shaye-Smith, wife of James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan. She appeared on the cover of Redbook magazine nursing their baby. And model Jerry Hall once appeared in the pages of Vanity Fair breastfeeding her son with Mick Jagger, Gabriel."

Erykah Badu, Katie Couric, Tipper Gore, Julianne Moore, Tracy Pollan, Patricia Richardson, Holly Robinson Peete, Cheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Watros, Rita Wilson just to name a couple more...
http://sheknows.com/about/look/173.htm

http://www.breastfeeding.com/reading_room/celebrity_update.html

There are heaps of them out there when you start looking.

Buffy Stun-Hers said...

http://www.righteousbabe.com/ani/petah/002.asp

Theres a photo of Ani DiFranco feeding her daughter homebirthed daughter Petah Lucia on her website.

Blackpool Hotels said...

Very Nice Clean Blog well done

Thanks

http://www.hotels-blackpool.com

Anonymous said...

Angelina Jolie breastfeed baby Siloh....

http://article.wn.com/view/2007/08/11/Angelina_Jolies_tough_breastfeeding/?template=cheetah-article%2Fdisplayarticle.txt

Jacqui

Anonymous said...

Cybil Shepard the actress breastfed her twins.
http://www.geocities.com/arojann.geo/breastfeeding.html

Renee- zajaesmum@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

Gwen Stefani breastfeeds Kingston
Link: http://justjared.buzznet.com/2007/08/05/gwen-stefani-breast-feeding/

Here are some more...
Donna Air
Jerry Hall and Gabriel
Madeline Albright
Ronni Ancona
Gillian Anderson
Pamela Anderson (with implants!)
Ursula Andress
Mel B
Zoe Ball
Kim Basinger
Victoria Beckham
Kate Beckinsale
Cherie Blair
Cate Blanchett
Helena Bonham Carter
Christie Brinkley
Fiona Bruce
Darcey Bussell
Princess Caroline of Monaco
Hillary Clinton
Sara Cox
Courtney Cox Arquette
Marcia Cross (twins)
Rachel de Thame
Anne Diamond
Diana, Princess of Wales
Maggie Gyllenhaal & Ramona
Céline Dion
Jenny Eclair
Mia Farrow
Jane Fonda
Jodie Foster
Emma Freud
Sadie Frost
Mariella Frostrup
Nelly Furtado
Jennifer Garner
Melissa Gilbert
Princess Grace of Monaco (Grace Kelly)
Tanni Grey-Thompson (disabled)
Angela Griffin
Melanie Griffith
Sally Gunnell
Eva Herzigova & George
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Jerry Hall
Geri Halliwell
Melissa Joan Hart
Teri Hatcher
Barbara Hershey
Eva Herzigova
Faith Hill
Katie Holmes
Kate Hudson
Helen Hunt
Jade Jagger
Angelina Jolie
Ulrika Jonsson
Lorraine Kelly
Angelina Jolie & Shiloh Nouvel
Jemima Khan
Ricki Lake
Penny Lancaster
Lucy Lawless
Tea Leoni
Angela Lindvall
Heather Locklear
Lucy Lawless and Julius
Sophia Loren
Kathy Lette
Gabby Logan
Madonna
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
Nell McAndrew
Davina McCall
Andie McDowell
Kate McGregor
Melinda Messenger
Debra Messing
Laurie Metcalf
Mette Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
Empress Michiko of Japan
Heather Mills
Julianne Moore
Carrie-Anne Moss
Thandie Newton
Sharon Osbourne
Patsy Palmer
Gwyneth Paltrow
Vanessa Paradis
Fiona Phillips
Gail Porter
Julia Roberts (twins)
Eleanor Roosevelt
Katherine Ross
Tracy Shaw
Cybil Shepherd (twins)
Brooke Shields
Carly Simon
Queen Sirikit, of Thailand
Carrie-Anne Moss and Owen
Britney Spears
Tori Spelling
Debra Stephenson
Meryl Streep
Tilda Swinton
Margaret Thatcher (twins)
Uma Thurman
Shania Twain
Liv Tyler
Rachel Weisz
Olivia Williams
Kate Winslet
Sammy Winward
Abigail Witchalls (severely disabled)
Reese Witherspoon
Natalie Wood
Trinny Woodall
Taken from:
http://www.breastfeedingtorfaen.org.uk/celebrities.htm


I Tried not to double up! Deleted most that were already mentioned..

Some more From: http://parentingdecisions.com/?cat=20

Again trying not to double up...
Anita Baker
Adrianne Barbeau
Brandy (rock star)
Laura Bush
Gloria Estevan
Tracy Fox (actress wife of Michael J. Fox)
Jennie Garth
Kathie Lee Gifford
Tipper Gore
Mariette Hartley
Marilu Henner
Madeleine L’Engle (children’s books author)
Kathy Ireland
Linda Kelsey (actress)
Jayne Kennedy (actress)
Jacqueline Smith
Joan Lunden
Sandra Day O?Connor (Justice)
Wife of actor-writer-director-producer Chazz Palminteri
Jane Pauley (twins!)
Markie Post
Princess Diana
Princess Grace of Monaco
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Sirikit of Thailand
wife of Paul Reiser
Mary Lou Retton
daughter-in-law of former Texas Governor Ann Richards (Ann also breastfed her children briefly)
Patricia Richardson
Kathy Rigby (Olympic gold medalist, gymnastics)
Kelly Ripa
Joan Rivers
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roseanne
Susan St. James
Connie Seleca
Keely Shaye Smith (mother of Pierce Brosnan’s son)
Cybill Shepherd
Sheryl Swoopes
Margaret Thatcher
Lindsay Wagner
Rita Wilson, actress and wife of Tom Hanks
Texas State Senator Judith Zaffarini

Kate said...

Can we nominate more local celebs?

Kate Langbroek does it too ;) On TV no less!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3119084.stm

Anonymous said...

pOSBDq You have a talant! Write more!

Anonymous said...

W26gtP Hello all!

Anonymous said...

zzXOxS The best blog you have!

Anonymous said...

Uoc3yb Please write anything else!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful blog.

Anonymous said...

Magnific!

Anonymous said...

Please write anything else!

Anonymous said...

Please write anything else!

Anonymous said...

Thanks to author.

Anonymous said...

Please write anything else!

Anonymous said...

actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.

Anonymous said...

Nice Article.

Anonymous said...

Please write anything else!

Anonymous said...

dPQWTU write more, thanks.

Anonymous said...

Thanks to author.

Anonymous said...

Good job!

Anonymous said...

Thanks to author.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful blog.

Anonymous said...

Please write anything else!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful blog.

Anonymous said...

actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.

Anonymous said...

Hello all!

Anonymous said...

Hello all!

Anonymous said...

Thanks to author.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful blog.

Anonymous said...

Calvin, we will not have an anatomically correct snowman!

Anonymous said...

What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free?

Anonymous said...

What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free?

Anonymous said...

I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!

Anonymous said...

A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.

Anonymous said...

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

Anonymous said...

The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

Anonymous said...

Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies

Anonymous said...

Suicidal twin kills sister by mistake!

Anonymous said...

The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

Anonymous said...

Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.

Anonymous said...

Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

Anonymous said...

Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

Anonymous said...

The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

Anonymous said...

Thanks to author.

Anonymous said...

A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.

Anonymous said...

Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

Anonymous said...

actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.

Anonymous said...

Clap on! , Clap off! clap@#&$NO CARRIER

Anonymous said...

Energizer Bunny Arrested! Charged with battery.

Anonymous said...

Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.

Anonymous said...

actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.

Anonymous said...

Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies

Anonymous said...

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

Anonymous said...

Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

Anonymous said...

Good job!

Anonymous said...

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

Anonymous said...

The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

Anonymous said...

What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free?

Anonymous said...

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

Anonymous said...

Save the whales, collect the whole set

Anonymous said...

If ignorance is bliss, you must be orgasmic.

Anonymous said...

I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.

Anonymous said...

Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.

Anonymous said...

Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.

Anonymous said...

The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

Anonymous said...

I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.

Anonymous said...

Build a watch in 179 easy steps - by C. Forsberg.

Anonymous said...

Hello all!

Anonymous said...

actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.

Anonymous said...

When there's a will, I want to be in it.

Anonymous said...

Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful blog.

Anonymous said...

actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.

Anonymous said...

Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.

Anonymous said...

Save the whales, collect the whole set

Anonymous said...

Good job!

Anonymous said...

Nice Article.

Anonymous said...

Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies

Anonymous said...

A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.

Anonymous said...

Clap on! , Clap off! clap@#&$NO CARRIER

Anonymous said...

Please write anything else!

Anonymous said...

Clap on! , Clap off! clap@#&$NO CARRIER