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Celebrity mums talk breastfeeding Posted by Emma

From The Telegraph
April 13, 2011

Breastfeeding is something these ten celebrities have in common. This is what they each had to say about their experiences.

1 Catherine Zeta Jones

The actress and mother of two said, "There's something so intimate about it. It's wonderful bonding."

2 Christina Aguilera

"It's very tiring and you find yourself snacking more often," noted the singer, who has one son.

3 Charlotte Church

"I can't imagine not breastfeeding," said the singer, who has two children. "I'm not going to preach about it, but it's better for the baby and the mother, and it's such a bonding thing as well. I think if you can and you don't, it's ridiculous."

4 Tori Spelling

"It's hard, but I love it," said the actress and mother of two. "That's our time together, and I can give him the one thing he wants: food."

5 Rachel Weisz

"Nursing burns a lot of calories: 500 a day," said the film star, who has one son. "So, if I could help promote breastfeeding, that would be a good way."

6 Gwyneth Paltrow

"I am a milk machine," the actress and mother of two told Harper's Bazaar, a little unsettlingly.

7 Eva Herzigova

"Right now, I try to eat a lot of fatty foods," said the famously skinny model, who has two children, "because I believe this is good for my milk."

8 Helena Bonham Carter

"You know you're providing a real service," said Bonham Carter, who has two children. "After carrying around your boobs for so long, it's nice to know they have an actual purpose."

9 Gisele Bundchen

"Some people [in the US] think they don't have to breastfeed," said the model, who has a son, "and I think, 'Are you going to give chemical food to your child when they are so little?'"

10 Courteney Cox

"It took a lot of persevering through the early weeks because my daughter didn't latch on properly and it really hurt," said the actress, who has one child, "but I'm happy I stayed with it because not only do I have a special bond with my baby, it's easy now, and is extremely healthy."

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