Gisele Bündchen: Brazilian Bombshell's Breastfeeding Picture Stirs Controversy
Like the saying goes, "it takes a village to raise a child." Well, for the world's highest paid supermodel, Gisele Bündchen, when it comes to her beauty regimens, prep for the runway and photo shoots -- and juggling motherhood, it indeed takes a village.
Not to say that Bündchen isn't a natural beauty, but one has to factor in that's she's become a super-multi-tasker as well, keeping up with her modeling career, motherhood -- and of course, being Mrs. Brady, a coveted title that many admirers would want to have.
So when the 33-year-old Brazilian bombshell posted a photo of herself breastfeeding her daughter Vivian Blake, 1, on Instagram, as she had her nails, makeup and hair done by three different people, the photo quickly went viral, sparking a debate about breastfeeding in public.
The Instagram caption read: "What would I do without this beauty squad after the 15 hours flying and only three hours of sleep #multitasking #gettingready, #work (and was also written in Portuguese: O que seria de mim sem esse esquadrão da beleza depois de voar 15 horas e só dormir 3 horas. #mutlitarefas #mepreparando #trabalho)."
The "controversy" left many multi-tasking mothers to wonder what's the big deal? Some think that Gisele an inspiration to working moms, yet others believe that breastfeeding should be done strictly in the privacy of one's own home.
In the photo, the outspoken model is sitting back in her chair wearing a fluffy white bathrobe with her eyes closed, while her 12-month-old daughter plays with her necklace.
According to Fox News Latino, comments on Bündchen's Twitter and Instagram pages include praise for her being "a great example of (a) working girl and mother," and a "thank you for normalizing breastfeeding." Another person wrote: "breastfeeding your daughter at work, what a beautiful, natural thing to do."
It continued: "The supermodel has been outspoken about breastfeeding in the past. Back in August 2010, after the birth of her first child, Benjamin, she caused quite a stir when she told Harper's Bazaar UK that 'breastfeeding really helped' her get her figure back."
"Some people here think they don't have to breastfeed, and I think, 'Are you going to give chemical food to your child, when they are so little?,'" Bündchen said. "There should be a worldwide law, in my opinion, that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months," Fox News Latino added.
After sparking another debate over her words, she clarified her comments, saying, "I am not here to judge."
"I believe that bringing a life into this world is the single most important thing a person can undertake and it can also be the most challenging," the model continued on her blog. "I think as mothers we are all just trying our best."