Gisele Bundchen Explains Her Controversial Breastfeeding Comment

August 4, 2010 by tiffanyb
Filed under: Celebrity Baby News

Model Gisele Bundchen recently sparked some controversy saying that breastfeeding should be an international law but now she takes to her website to explain what she really meant.

In the latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar, Gisele was interviewed about how motherhood is for her and in the interview she made a statement about how she believed that breastfeeding should be a law. She said, “I think there should be a worldwide law, in my opinion, that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months.”

After her statement caused some controversy, she explained what she really meant on her website. She wrote,

“My intention in making a comment about the importance of breastfeeding has nothing to do with the law. It comes from my passion and beliefs about children. Becoming a new mom has brought a lot of questions, I feel like I am in a constant search for answers on what might be the best for my child. It’s unfortunate that in an interview sometimes things can seem so black and white. I am sure if I would just be sitting talking about my experiences with other mothers, we would just be sharing opinions. I understand that everyone has their own experience and opinions and 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. I think as mothers we are all just trying our best.”

Benjamin is the first child for Gisele while her husband Tom Brady also has a son from a previous relationship.