Angelina Jolie: Breastfeeding is 'much harder than being pregnant'

Angelina Jolie: Breastfeeding is 'much harder than being pregnant'
Angelina Jolie revealed recently that she nursed her daughter Shiloh for 3-months, and that she found the act of breastfeeding to be "hard" because of a demanding work schedule and because, she says,"I hate to sit still."

I did it for about three months and that was it.  I don't sit still well.  I ended up walking around a lot with her when I was doing it.

I was pregnant when (we) were preparing ‘A Mighty Heart’. I had Shiloh, then I breastfed, then I did the film. I was breastfeeding but I could only do so much. It’s hard. It was much harder than being pregnant.

As for recommendations by the United Nations that women breastfeed for two years, Angelina noted that "in Africa they don't have many alternatives and the water is not safe so I guess it makes sense to breastfeed for two years."

Shiloh, 14-months, is Angelina's child with partner Brad Pitt. 

Source:  Monsters and Critics

Published 8/11/07 by


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  • To the woman having trouble with her milk supply....drink lots of water, eat healthy foods and try not to supplement your baby's feedings with bottles. Your milk supply will increase the more frequently you are feeding the baby. Check out your local...
    Anonymous 10/21/08 Reply
  • I used a tea composed of fenugreek seeds, blessed thistle and stinging nettle to boost my supply. In the end, my lactation consultant prescribed Domperidone as a temporary boost and it really worked wonders. This is legal in Canada, not sure if it's...
    Anonymous 10/16/08 Reply
  • I don't know about breastfeeding being hard, but at least one celebrity is doing it! Way to go Angelina!!!
    Anonymous 10/13/08 Reply
  • my son is 19 months old.. bottlefeeding is more difficult than breastfeeding! i agree with the post about a sling. it would make her job easier. of course, cosleeping helps, too. we need more public role models to show breastfeeding in public is...
    JenniferB15 10/13/08 Reply
  • I read in a forum that Angelina was taking a natural product ( called something like Sacred tea for nursing mothers or something like that) to increase her breast milk supply, since she had twins. Has any one hear about this product? is this true?...
    Anonymous 10/11/08 Reply
    • There are herbal teas that can help increase milk production, like mother's milk tea, or nursing mothers tea. The herb to look for is called fenugreek, which can also be found in capsule form. I nursed both of my children for over 2 years and have...
      Anonymous 10/14/08
  • It is too bad that no one taught her how to nurse the baby while carrying the baby in a sling or pouch--hands free. Nursing should be easy! We all need more role models showing how it is done.
    Anonymous 7/24/08 Reply
  • I breastfed for 23 months. I don't know where Angelina gets off saying the water isn't any good so breastfeeding for 2 years is the "alternative".
    Anonymous 10/16/07 Reply
  • i think quite a few new mothers go thru this and it's good that they can see celebrities have the same challenges. i applaud Angie for trying...even though it must be difficult with her schedule.
    bliss 8/20/07 Reply
  • leave her alone? she loves it! she certainly is a public figure - uses the press - thrives on the attention. she wouldn't be doing what she's doing unless she wanted the following...
    cowgirl 8/19/07 Reply
  • Please leave her alone. I know she is a public figure but she needs private time to heal. I have revently been though a siimilar situation, cruel people at work in particular have commented that my arms are as skinny as Angelina's. I don't want to...
    Anonymous 8/16/07 Reply
  • I understand where Angelina Jolie is coming from. Mostly everything about being a mum is hard. But after they are grown up, that's the greatest reword ever.
    simpleloving.me 8/15/07 Reply
  • whatever work you do,
    it s good not to forget families...
    Charity begins at Home.. HUH !!!
    N_syst 8/12/07 Reply
  • I really feel as though she has her priorities straight.
    sfnative 8/11/07 Reply
  • yea unlike Spears
    gossipgirl43 8/11/07 Reply
  • Props to her for taking the time out of her schedule and treating her kids right
    gurlygirlca 8/11/07 Reply
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