In the wake of her sister’s somewhat ignorant and hypocritical statements bashing a woman for daring to nurse her baby in public, Kourtney Kardashian has revealed that she loves to breastfeed her son Mason, six months. She calls the experience “amazing” and tells us that she recently introduced the infant to solid food. I’m surprised we haven’t heard more about it, considering how much personal information she shared with the press during her pregnancy.
Kourtney Kardashian has revealed breastfeeding is “amazing”.
The 31-year-old reality TV star – who has six-month-old Mason Dash with her boyfriend Scott Disick -loves the benefits breastfeeding offers for both her body and that of her son.
She explained in her People.com blog: “I’m still loving it. I love the bonding time, love that it’s natural and what your body is made to do, love the benefits for his body and mine. I find it to be such an amazing womanly thing.”
Kourtney – who recently starred alongside her 25-year-old sister Khloe in ‘Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami’ – admitted she has just started incorporating solids into Mason’s diet, which is leaving the youngster “confused”.
She said: “When I introduced it to him, he seemed confused – but ready and excited for it! I still want to continue breastfeeding for maybe another six months or as long as Mason still wants it.”
The socialite recently revealed her son reminds her of her father, lawyer Robert Kardashian, who died of oesophageal cancer in 2003.
Kourtney explained: “It’s more than his looks that remind me of my dad – even Mason’s energy reminds me of him. Mason is very mellow, calm, peaceful and happy. He’s such a funny little boy who is always laughing and smiling.”
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That’s really sweet and you can tell that Kourtney just adores little Mason. I’m glad that she’s advocating breastfeeding and that it works for her and her child. I would have liked to hear her say that her sister was wrong to call out that woman for feeding her baby, though. It’s fine to say that diapers should be changed in private, and maybe Kim was dealing with a completely careless and rude person who didn’t try to cover up at all, but it still came across as ignorant. While I understand that many people think breastfeeding is something that should be done so discreetly no one realizes it’s happening, I also know that it’s sometimes impossible to do. I nursed my son and was often forced to go to bathrooms to feed him when we lived in the states. I remember people giving me the evil eye for nursing my son in the bathroom. I tried to cover up and be private about it when we were out, and it was sometimes very frustrating. Once we moved overseas, I was able to nurse him without stressing out about it, because people in Germany just don’t care or even notice. I wish more Americans could be like that. I guess it’s wrong to assume that a woman who makes a living out of sharing her personal life, being provocative and waving her tits around would understand when they’re used for their natural purpose.
Header: Kourtney & Mason on June 14, 2010. Credit: Fame.
What a pretty, happy young mother. I see the resemblance to her father. I hope she promotes education for her little “Dash” so that he ends up as a high-profile lawyer.
He’ll have to, in order to keep his mother in the style she’s accustomed to!
Do you think it’s because in the US, breasts are seen as such sexual, taboo things vs. in Europe, where they’re not such a big deal (ie. topless beaches, breasts shown in mainstream women’s magazines, etc.)?
Breastfeeding has amazing benefits for babies. Sadly, I don’t think those benefits can overcome the disadvantage of being Scott Disick’s son.
“I guess it’s wrong to assume that a woman who makes a living out of sharing her personal life, being provocative and waving her tits around would understand when they’re used for their natural purpose.”
Yup, this is the ultimate hypocrisy of Kim’s statement.
Kim Kardasian isn’t against breast feeding. She never said that. I am sensitive to mothers, I was raised by one but I can see where Kim was coming from. I have see women breast feeding in Borders and I have never not seen them covered maybe Kim never expected to see a woman not cover up because I had an extremely strong reaction to seeing Maggie Gallynehal (however you spell her last name) with her boob out on a New York side walk with her daughter attached not covered. IDK. However I know Kim isn’t against breast feeding and neither am I, I know its the healthiest way for a baby getting nutrition. IDK, you don’t have to like everything…thats all I know.
Never thought I’d say this, but I’m with Kim on this one. I mean, I’m all for breastfeeding…it’s natural, and good for the baby. But in public, if you are going to feed the baby, just throw a little blanket over your breast and be discreet. Not that you should be ashamed, but it’s just polite. I never got the sense from her tweets that she was against breastfeedng, just that she didn’t appreciate having to see someone’s boob unapologitically whipped out in a public place, and then having a dirty diaper changed on the table. That’s just disgusting. Take the baby to the bathroom. It’s just a matter of being considerate to the other people in the restaurant.
I have to express how disgusted I am with Kim sure its fine to bare your breast for a sex tape or whatever it is she does but a woman feeding her child is indecent??? What a world we live in. Point blank if someone is offended by a breastfeeding mom they have the choice of not looking.
I’m with Kaiser and Q. I’m all for breastfeeding and discretion, but I don’t think KK and her well-displayed endowments have a leg to stand on.
An aside; what an adorable baby.
Are we comparing breastfeeding to changing a dirty diaper on restaurant table? Because they are two veeerrrrry different things.
@ Mrs. Odie 2: LOL!! So true.
“I still want to continue breastfeeding for maybe another six months or as long as Mason still wants it.”
Yeah, Kourtney – fully support you on that. Just don’t do it til he’s 10!
She lets guys piss on her and she is offended by breastfeeding and diaper changes? OMG, what a cow.
that baby is the cutest! his little expressions during their show are more than adorable.
I have several friends who live or have lived in other countries say the same thing about the complete difference in attitudes. Sorry, but it is time to get over it. Babies can and should be fed anywhere. The rest of the world is right and we are wrong. The negative, cover up and go away attitude does damage to babies and mothers. Moms get stressed out and stop nursing a lot sooner when surrounded with negative people and getting the evil eye from people who need to mind their own business.
And no, they should not go feed their babies in a dirty bathroom, smelling what other people should be doing at home. GROSS. On the other hand, the offended are free to pick up their plates and go have a seat on the toilet.
KOURTNEY SHOULD TAKE OFF THE WEDDING BAND, SINCE SHE IS NOT MARRIED TO THAT BOOZE GUZZLING BOYFRIEND OF HERS. YES HE IS THE DADDY TO THEIR CHILD, AND HE IS GOING TO THERAPY, AND THAT IS GOOD, BUT EITHER HE GETS IT TOGETHER, AND THEY DO, OR FUGETABOUTHIM.
@Whatever, you made me LMAO at “the offended are free to pick up their plates and go have a seat on the toilet”. And Kaiser, I agree with everything you said. Kudos on a thoughtful and well-written post.
Well, I didn’t mean they should breastfeed in the bathroom…just change their diapers there. I was just saying the dirty diaper thing because that was the other part of her tweet.
Anyone who thinks you need to “throw a blanket over the baby” every time you nurse should try it first. My babies get crazy sweaty and thrashy when they nurse. And my second would HUMMMMMM very loudly. No way am I trying to wrestle a blanket into the mix. Those freaking nursing covers are the most ridiculous things ever. While I’m all for something that helps someone feel more comfortable nursing more often, you might as well put a sign up that says, “HEY I”M COVERING UP!”
You see less of the breast when nursing than you would on a beach. Except maybe the two seconds when you’re trying to position, and if someone is looking THAT closely, they are welcome to stare as much as they want. In the meantime, I’ll be feeding my babies whenever and wherever the want. Including twice through customs.
Actually, Kourtney DID defend breastfeeding in public in a blog post for People:
“I know that for me, I need to try to cover myself while breastfeeding so that no one snaps a picture. If this wasn’t the case, I probably wouldn’t mind as much because my son is my biggest concern. My attitude is, if someone sees a little somethin’ somethin’, don’t look if you don’t like it.”
(edit to post link) http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/06/22/kourtney-kardashians-blog-breastfeeding-my-baby/
I have to say, Kim Kardashian is turning out to be the only one I really can’t stand. I’m enjoying watching Khloe and Kourtney start their lives!
What the hell is so hard about covering up? I’m a mom, and wouldn’t dream of exposing myself in a restaurant – it’s rude to think that everyone should have to look at your tit while they are having lunch. Neith your needs nor the needs of your baby are not more important than other paying customers just trying to have lunch. Grow up, stop being so damned narcissistic and cover yourself. Or go sit in the car. Jeez
She only tweeted that she thought that if you are going to breastfeed then maybe you should cover your boob up & do it in the restroom or some place other than at the table. I agree with her.
Ok, if you are nursing correctly, you don’t need a friggen blanket. Because if someone is close enough to see your boob while you are nursing, they are way to close to begin with. I guarantee you the amount of flesh I showed was way less than any girl on the beach in a bikini. And the blanket does make the baby sweaty and hot which is just stupid.
I don’t think people really have a problem with “OMG I might see a boob!” I think they are uncomfortable with nursing in general but either don’t realize it or know that they are jerks if they admit it.
Look away people. Nothing to see anyway.
@gen: Thank you!! No one seems to be READING the actual tweet!! And, yes, I agree with her as well.
You fed you baby in the “bathroom”? Gross! Would you want to eat your dinner in the dunny? Im NOT having a go at you at all. I’m just flabbergasted that you felt you needed to do that. I really pity women in America, the land of the free.
Stange. Miley can have her pussy on parade but a breastfeeding mother is too much?
when my friend & i go out w/ her two kids, she feeds them in public. & frankly, no one tells her a thing when she does it at the table. too, i don’t believe in going to the bathroom to feed them, mainly because of the fact that it’s more inconvenient to get up everytime the kids feel like nursing, which is every ten minutes, more or less. granted, there are always going to be those nosy bastards who stare at her everytime she whips out one of her boobs, but who the fuck cares? it time that people get over their fear of the taboo & grow the hell up.
I’m stunned at people who think babies should be fed in any bathroom, let alone a PUBLIC BATHROOM teeming with germs. Have you lost your minds??
Blanket is unnecessary and frankly, most babies hate having something chucked over their heads.
It’s simple: top half of your boob is covered by your shirt. Lower half of your boob is covered by the baby. Anyone who complains about that is looking waaaaay too hard and should mind their own damn business.
My baby shouldn’t have to eat in a room where someone is taking a shadoobie anymore than YOU should.
People are offended by breastfeeding in public because they think of the breast as a sexual organ. It is not. Its purpose is to feed babies. That is why we’re called mammals. And if you don’t like it, put a blanket over your head.
What a crazy world we live in. A woman flashing her boobs on the street gets cheered on and sometimes a free shirt or beads. But a woman trying to nurse her baby in public gets an evil eye from others. How retarded is that?
I think that just sending out the missive on her personal stance on breastfeeding was far classier than starting up a public shitfit with her sister. By her anecdotal evidence, it’s clear where she stands on the issue so it isn’t as if we need the mind of Fermat to read between the lines on this one. I got into the habit very early on of never taking food any kind into the washroom, so I could never expect another person to have to do so unwillingly. I say, eat where you like, and (yikes) be a little grateful over the fact that someone–finally–in this family is leaving something to the imagination. It’s not like any of us are holding our breaths waiting for Star Magazine to print its tearful interview with the breast pump at the centre of this controversy.
“It’s simple: top half of your boob is covered by your shirt. Lower half of your boob is covered by the baby. Anyone who complains about that is looking waaaaay too hard and should mind their own damn business.”
ITA. I nursed my baby in a resturant this way and no one noticed because my baby was in my lap and I just hunched over a little.
The most people saw of me was my fat rolls, oh well.
And I’m NOT going into a bathroom to feed my child. I hate changing my baby’s diaper in there as it is because of all the germs. There’s no way I would make any of my children eat in there.
I know some places that have a special room nice, comfy chairs and a quiet place speically for nursing, but they are all father than 100 miles away from my small town!
When I was nursing, I couldn’t afford one of those covers. Now they’re at Wal Mart for $11. I used blankets, but do you know how hard it is to keep one of those on?
If I see someone nursing, even like the picture of Maggie G I wouldn’t care. I’m not going to gawk and stare, I see more T & A at the beach.
Seriously, the people who are OMG SO OFFENDED by the sight of someone nursing a baby at a table in a restaurant need to put on their big girl panties or stop going out in public. I mean, come on.
And if you’re seeing crazy amounts of boob/nipple action when people nurse in public, maybe you need to stop staring creepily at nursing mothers? Just an idea. I’ve seen lots of women nurse babies in public, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen more than a glimpse of nipple, because I politely look in a different direction.
I think it is more important that a baby be fed than that some stranger be able to enjoy lunch without having to face the HORROR of seeing a breastfeeding woman and maybe (horror of all horrors) a glimpse of breast. And I say that both as an advocate of breastfeeding for babies and as a person who much prefers the sound of happy, nursing babies to that of fussy, hungry ones.
in europe nobody gives an evil eye to a breastfeeding woman. it’s only natural, and, as you said, waving your tits in a sex tape is more indecent.
Oh, I’m sorry. Mothers with babies ARE the most important, revered creatures on earth and should NEVER be made to care about the sensibilities of others.
Some people are offended, but moms should ignore everyone and do exactly as they please. Everyone who is not a mom or a baby, don’t even think of thinking that your right to enjoy lunch without a floor show pales in comparison to the needs of the goddess mother and her magical progeny. If it offends your religion or the way you have been taught to keep bodily functions shielded from others, well go screw yourself. Mothers and babies are more important than you and will do whatever they want whenever they want. That about sums it up for you ‘ladies’ doesn’t it?
Nursing mothers: has your baby sucked out your mental capacity to devise a solution other than sitting at the table or in the bathroom? Are those really the two only choices? Yeesh.
I AM A MOTHER WHO WAS A MEMBER OF LA LECHE – a group that encourages long-term breast feeding, and I think you’re all narcissistic bullies. Try to think of someone else for a change.
right miss bitch, maybe we should go sit in the car! Americans are nuts about this, I’m from Ireland and breast feeding is never an issue, the clothing you are wearing is designed to cover the tiny area of breast exposed, in the US I had a two and a half year old and new baby and felt compelled to walk into the toilets which were always filthy and never ever a chair to sit in, what do you not have elderly/breastfeeding/disabled women in the US, breast feeding is a normal part of life and in the beginning needs to be done every three hours by an exhausted woman so give us a break you bitter cow!
@Celebithy: Your analysis is so objective, not envious and straight. That is how i feel people should write.
I follow all the Kardashians sisters on twitter @ dia blogs, i saw that write up yesterday and i commended her. She also mentioned Kim tweets and the unnecessary attack kim got from people. Though i am not yet a mum, but breastfeeding is the best thing in the world every woman shld practice. I love the K-girls for whatever reasons best known to me. They may not be loved by some but i tell u, they are cute, humble,smart and sweet. I adore little cute Mason.
Just recently in my town a woman was kicked out of a hotel for breastfeeding. So a whole group of mothers went down there and staged a protest by breastfeeding their babies in the lobby. And the red faced hotel had to publicly apologize.
For God’s sake! All Kimmie said was that she was grossed out at a restaurant. As we all would be. I have 5 kids and I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANYONE’S BOOBIES AND BABY SHITE WHEN I GO OUT TO EAT. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
I want those shoes!!!!
What is happening to all those crazy people? What is wrong with breastfeeding? Almost all of us were breastfed it is nature it is inside us.
Cb it’s good to hear that in Germany breastfeeding is just normal thing. I live in Poland and all I can see around here is almost the same critical opinions about kids and mothers as in US. I don’t get it. Does all mothers should be hidden deep in dungeons together with kids?
@Miss Bitch Living up to your name.
I am sure a nipple is not the issue. The issue is your rotten mind. Puritans are the worse of the bunch.
As much as it pains me to say this, I agree with Kim. There’s nothing wrong with breastfeeding, but having a child attached to your bare breast in the middle of a restaurant while other people are trying to eat is impolite and unneccesary. There is a time and a place for everything.
I know plenty of women that breastfeed that choose to pump ahead of time and bottle feed in public or move to a less consipicuous location if they are in the middle of a restaurant.
Just because you have a child does not mean that you should cease to be considerate of others. Breastfeeding is a beautiful and natural thing between you and your child, but that doesn’t mean that the whole world wants or needs to see it.
Sigh… I breastfed both of my children, each for a year, and I always envied the moms and babies who were able to do it so easily and inconspicuously. My kids had real trouble catching on, despite all the lactation consultants. I always had to have one hand on my breast or arealoa, especially to help them latch on. My first would pop off the breast frequently to socialize, and both would wriggle and get sweaty with a blanket over their heads. Long story short, it was always such a production, and I never felt comfortable doing it in front of other people. It definitely kept me home at times, mostly because I worried what people would say about me. People need to lighten the f&*# up – including those like me who pay too much attention to the whispers.
BUT – that’s not why women shy away from breastfeeding in this country. They do that because they have to go back to work when the baby is 6 weeks old, unlike those European countries that (not coincidentally) embrace breastfeeding mothers. Go figure.
Yay I think there should be daily nurse-ins everywhere until people get over this phobia. Which is all it is. There are much more important things to get upset about.
I think it depends the severity of the situation, how a mother breastfeeds. If they are discreet, cover or not, then people SHOULD mind their own business and NOT stare, I can’t stand people that stare. To the ones who just want to pop it out all (la la la) should cover it up and there are thin little sheets, people don’t always have to use a THICK sweaty blanket for the baby. Not all blankets are “sweaty” and depending the weather, that’s what you should take, if it’s cold, take a warm blanket, if hot, take a sheet, it’s not rocket science, it’s common sense. I don’t think I read that anyone said to feed the baby in the bathroom, most likely it was the changing of the diaper. I’m the type of person if my kid throws up on themselves, or makes a mess with their food, dirty diaper or has to go, I get my ass up and take them to the bathroom and clean them up, I won’t leave them there all filthy or leave the mess there for waiters to do it. I try to clean up the mess as best as possible and some waiters are like…”I’ve got it ma’am.” And I’m like, “it’s okay, it’s my kid, they made the mess, I should clean it up.” I feel bad for them making a mess and I would feel inconsiderate not to clean it up. And I will most definately not change them on the table and that’s that. This isn’t the stone age, there are convenient places made now to do private things at, or what not. So basically there will be two different kinds of breastfeeding mothers, the ones that do cover up and the ones that don’t and the ones that DO choose to cover up, can do so, the ones that won’t, won’t, thats their prerogative, not all mothers have to expose it.
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