Gisele Bundchen responds to controversy over her breastfeeding comments: ‘I am not here to judge’

Posted by mija on Aug 4, 2010 in News | 0 comments

Gisele Bundchen‘s recent comments about breastfeeding have sparked a controversy that has turned rather ugly.
The supermodel, who gave birth to son Benjamin in December, recently told Harper’s Bazaar UK that she thinks there should be “a worldwide law” requiring mothers to “breastfeed their babies for six months.”
“Some people (in the US) 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?'” Bundchen says in the magazine’s September issue.
Soon after Bundchen’s remarks were made public, critics slammed the Brazilian beauty for her insensitivity towards other mothers with opposing beliefs.
Bundchen, 30, took to her blog Monday night to clarify her controversial comments.
“My intention in making a comment about the importance of breastfeeding has nothing to do with the law,” wrote the model, who is married to NFL star Tom Brady. “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.”
In the magazine article, Bundchen lent her opinion to the never-ending debate between the benefits of breastfeeding versus feeding a baby formula
“I am sure if I would just be sitting talking about my experiences with other mothers, we would just be sharing opinions,” she wrote in the blog. “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.”
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