It has only been a few weeks since she welcomed her third child, daughter Birdie Mae, into the world.
And like the proud mama that is she, Jessica was quick to share a gorgeous snap her her little girl, alongside big sister Maxie and big brother Ace to her social media channels.
However, the other day, Simpson also followed up with a snap of a baby bottle filled with 150ml of breast milk, and captioned the image “this is what success feels like” and a cow emoji. And, I would like to think that to anyone who has ever used a breast pump, this literally says it all. You feel like a cow. You are delirious with joy over every last bit of drop you manage to wring out of your boobs. And why the heck should you not be entitled to celebrate this?
However, because it’s the internet being the internet, not everyone was happy with Simpson’s post. Some felt that she was implying breastfeeding might be the only measure of success for new mums.
“[Everyone] does what they need to do to feed their baby,” one follower posted. “Just remember it’s not failure if you don’t pump or breastfeed. It’s only failure if you don’t feed your baby anything at all.”
“I think success is your baby being fed no matter how you do it,” another wrote. “The measure of success is not how much you can breastfeed, or if you can at all, just love your babies. To all the mothers reading this and struggling with breastfeeding, don’t get discouraged! It doesn’t work out for everyone.”
Let it be said that other followers figured the mum-of-three was just proud of her efforts and congratulated her on her tidy work.
“You’re a food truck,” one declared. #truth
“Omg this is amazing!!!” another fan posted. “I’m currently breastfeeding my newborn and I only pump about 2.5-3 ounces at most. Do you have any tricks or do you just naturally produce a lot of milk?”
(The advice on that comment came thick and fast as women swept in to support that struggling mum.)
“You go girl! Impressive for so early on,” someone else commented. “I am 8 months in and I never pump that much.”
(Feature image via Jessica Simpson/Instagram)
