Wow, 4 miles in an hour… that’s a fast walk with two babies in a stroller! I am impressed for sure!

I love walking, too, but sometimes my daughter gets fussy and I have to take her out of the stroller so I always bring my sling, too.

For some reason, people seem to forget that just because a mother mentions feeding a bottle to her baby doesn’t automatically mean she isn’t breastfeeding. Lots of mothers pump as well. For breastfeeding moms who work, it’s a necessity (unless, that is, the mom happens to have a job where she can bring the baby to work with her). Others do it so that the daddy can have a chance to feed the child.

Anyway, reading about Brooke’s comment about the age gaps makes me think of the Jolie-Pitts. Shortly after Shiloh was born, Angelina mentioned that Z was jealouse of Shiloh. The age difference between the two of them is nearly the same as the one between Rain and Shaya (Z was a little over 16 months old when Shiloh was born). By contrast, Shiloh will be a little over 2 years old when the new baby is born, so the age gap between them will be the same as the age gap between Neriah and Sierra. I wonder, then, if Shi will have an easier time adjusting to being a big sister than Z did?

Landroverdisco, Sarah’s note says that “She’s just ALSO pumping hence the bottle comment.”
I don’t think there was any reason to call Christina thoughtless. She was simply expressing her opinion and stating a fact. However, Brooke doesn’t seem to be one of those self-absorbed celebrities. She seems quite aware of her impact being in the public eye. And she’s also very into attachment parenting, so I would be surprised if she weren’t breastfeeding.
I do find the fact that you called people who wish to encourage breastfeeding “The Breast Feeding Gestapo” HIGHLY offensive. Imagine if someone compared formula feeding mothers to the people who committed one of the largest genocides in recent history. That is not something most people would take lightly.

Christina – it’s always a good thing to think before you speak. That comment had no place in this discussion.

Brooke seems like such a down-to-earth, classy mother. I don’t know how she does it – four kids?! Two under the age of 2! Wow. Good luck to her!

Christina…it shouldn’t matter how she chooses to nourish her son whether by breast or bottled formula. I’m certain now she’ll be criticized for “just” pumping instead of bringing baby to breast every five seconds….The Breast Feeding Gestapo actually can have the opposite effect, that of turning mothers off from breast feeding.

I sure wish she would have breastfed. I think celebrity mothers really underestimate the effect their choices have on other mothers to be.

Sarah’s note: She IS breastfeeding. She’s just also pumping hence the bottle comment.

I am so happy for her, she seems so real and genuine. I too have 4 but our hardest adjustment was from 3 to 4 because there was an almost 4 year gap. Our closest in age is 14 months so I know what she is going thru. to me tho the closer in age was easier. We are soooooooooooooooooo very lucky that whenever we had another child we never had any other child not be anything less than thrilled and helpful. Even when we had the 2 that were 14 months apart.

I send great thoughts her way, its rough some days, and I too am AMAZED to look at my family and say “Wow, we are a family of 6?!?!” Who would have thought it…lol

I saw Brooke on etonline.com, and she said the baby’s name is pronounced shy-a (in case anyone is wondering).

I think Rain is a much more masc. name than Shaya…
Wonder if he’ll like the name when he grows up?

thanks for keeping it real brooke!