is that picture of them also in People magazine?

I hate to disagree with you ladies, but I love Nicole and she IS a great role model to young moms in terms of breastfeeding. She’s stylish, young and hip… and she’s still nursing. I am nursing my 18 month old with no plans to stop and I am so happy to see celeb moms doing what’s best for their children by nursing them. Jess, your baby was allergic to something in your diet, not your milk. It is very common and an elimination diet would have allowed you to nurse your child. There are actually very few women who medically cannot breastfeed, though misinformation is rampant. The vast majority of babies are still put on formula, so as someone who is educated on the dangers of formula I say “GO Nicole for being a public example!” And, personally, I think it says a heck of a lot about what type of mother you are.

The vaccinations and malaria tablets that you have to take to go to certain parts of Africa would have an effect your breast milk. Also, taking a young baby may not be the best idea in the world – there are just too many diseases and the immune system is too weak at that age to cope sometimes.
Jess, thank you for your comment – I have been waiting for someone to say something like that for ages. I wish people wouldnt get so sanctimonious about the breastfeeding issue. Whether you do or dont has absolutely no bearing on what sort of mother you are.

That baby is just so freaking cute!!! I love her – and I love, love, love her name. It’s unique without being so wacky…as many celebs are when naming their babies! Ha!

I would assume the nursing comment means it would be hard for her to pump enough milk for Harlow while she was gone. I know a lot of women who nurse their babies, and will leave them over night with bottles of pumped milk, but couldn’t leave them for much longer because they just don’t have the extra supply to pump in advance.

Harlow looks just like her daddy and she’s soo cute.

nicole has been threw so much the past years she deserves such greatnessim so proud of her an the woman she has grown up to be i look up to her so much my self. good job nicole your a great mom!

I’m glad she’s doing so well as a first time mommy. Even though her so called “difficult time” i was a fan of hers. I do wish people would stop commenting on the breast feeding. Do it, or don’t do it. I was unable to feed my child to due an allergy to my milk. The more everyone says “Oh what a great mom.” That definatly makes me feel like a crappy one, for something i couldn’t control. Just because someone doesn’t breast feed, doesn’t mean they didn’t wish they could!!! Or makes them less of a mother! I guess that makes all of us who couldn’t do it for whatever reason, bad role models.

I know my first child i could not breast feed for long, because i had to work 3 jobs just to survive. My second child, as i said, had an allergy to my milk. I hope all the other mommies out there who were like me and couldn’t do it, keep their heads up. Just because we couldn’t do it for whatever reason, doesn’t make us bad parents or bad role models. It makes for reality!!!

It has to do with get the shots you have to take to be able to go on the trip.
Harlow obviously can’t go because she is too young to be subjected to that much shots and nicole can;t because you can’t take the shots when if you are pregnant or nursing.

I’ve seen pics of Nicole feeding Harlow a bottle so I’m not going to lean on the fact that she can’t go cause Harlow won’t take one. Perhaps though Harlow is a nighttime nurser and won’t go to sleep unless nursed and maybe Nicole is truly uneasy about leaving her.