Jessica Simpson is always open about her life as a mom on Instagram. For months, she shared photos of her difficult pregnancy. Now that she’s given birth to baby Birdie, she’s speaking about what it’s like being a mom and recovering from a C-section. But fans took offense at how she was defining breastfeeding “success.” Click through the gallery to find out why they’re so upset.
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Jessica, 38, posted a baby bottle full of breast milk. She captioned it, “This is what success feels like ?.”
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But others thought she was being unfair to women who’ve struggled with pumping milk by calling this success.
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One wrote, “Success is raising a kind child. Now that feels amazing whether or not that child was fed breast milk or formula.”
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Another said, “Everyone does what they need to do to feed their baby. Just remember it’s not failure if you don’t pump or breastfeed. It’s only failure if you don’t feed your baby anything at all. #fedisbest.”
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One fan commented, “The measure of success is not how much you can breastfeed, or if you can at all, just love your babies. To all the mothers reading this and struggling with breastfeeding, don’t get discouraged! It doesn’t work out for everyone.”
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“This is the only thing I’ve legit ever seen on social media that’s made me jealous,” another mom explained. “What I wouldn’t have giveeeen for such a successful pump!”
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What do you think about Jessica’s breastfeeding brag? Sound off in the comments!
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Jessica, 38, posted a baby bottle full of breast milk. She captioned it, “This is what success feels like ?.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
But others thought she was being unfair to women who’ve struggled with pumping milk by calling this success.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
One wrote, “Success is raising a kind child. Now that feels amazing whether or not that child was fed breast milk or formula.”
Another said, “Everyone does what they need to do to feed their baby. Just remember it’s not failure if you don’t pump or breastfeed. It’s only failure if you don’t feed your baby anything at all. #fedisbest.”
One fan commented, “The measure of success is not how much you can breastfeed, or if you can at all, just love your babies. To all the mothers reading this and struggling with breastfeeding, don’t get discouraged! It doesn’t work out for everyone.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“This is the only thing I’ve legit ever seen on social media that’s made me jealous,” another mom explained. “What I wouldn’t have giveeeen for such a successful pump!”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
What do you think about Jessica’s breastfeeding brag? Sound off in the comments!
