Salma Hayek breast-feeds an African baby

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Salma Hayek breast-feeds an African baby - Broadsheet - Salon.com

"While being filmed by a "Nightline" camera crew on a recent humanitarian mission in Sierra Leone, actress Salma Hayek came across the starving baby of a woman unable to breast-feed. What is an international sex symbol to do in such a situation? Why, pop out a breast on camera and nurse that baby, damn it. Top that, Angelina!

Of course, the footage has gone viral and parenting blogs are now asking mothers, "Would you do the same?" Hayek, who is still breast-feeding her 1-year-old daughter, explains her decision simply: "It's about women sticking together and we really need to help the children in any way we can." The trip was part of a Pampers' "One Pack = One Vaccine," which benefits UNICEF's fight against maternal and neonatal tetanus -- but, clearly, Hayek also managed to powerfully endorse the wonders of breast milk. "It is the best thing you can do for your child, not only the bonding, that's how you build the immune system, so in a [place] like Africa imagine how important it is for the mothers to do that," she said."
 

vraiblonde

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What's she supposed to do - stand there and watch the baby starve when she has perfectly good food available?

I think it's great and good for her. :clap:
 

happyappygirl

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When it was the other way around, the milk producer was called a "wet nurse". :lol: I think it's cool. I'm a strong advocate of B/F'ing....coming from a mother who nursed all 5 of her kids, of which the 2 of her own who have kids of their own, did NOT. :frown:
Guess they don't remember how much fun it was to BITE mommy in front of the guests.
 

DEEKAYPEE8569

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Salma Hayek breast-feeds an African baby - Broadsheet - Salon.com

"While being filmed by a "Nightline" camera crew on a recent humanitarian mission in Sierra Leone, actress Salma Hayek came across the starving baby of a woman unable to breast-feed. What is an international sex symbol to do in such a situation? Why, pop out a breast on camera and nurse that baby, damn it. Top that, Angelina!

Of course, the footage has gone viral and parenting blogs are now asking mothers, "Would you do the same?" Hayek, who is still breast-feeding her 1-year-old daughter, explains her decision simply: "It's about women sticking together and we really need to help the children in any way we can." The trip was part of a Pampers' "One Pack = One Vaccine," which benefits UNICEF's fight against maternal and neonatal tetanus -- but, clearly, Hayek also managed to powerfully endorse the wonders of breast milk. "It is the best thing you can do for your child, not only the bonding, that's how you build the immune system, so in a [place] like Africa imagine how important it is for the mothers to do that," she said."
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First of all, I think what Ms. Hayek did was selfless and a magnificent example of the human spirit.
One of the first things I see coming though, is a picture of the act being splashed across the tabloids and onto the entertainment shows; "What Was Salma Thinking?" (Purely for example purposes on my part)
Things like that, to try to turn it into something entirely opposite of what it really was; and I think that is a shame. Give it time. Count on it coming.
 

theArtistFormerlyKnownAs

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What's she supposed to do - stand there and watch the baby starve when she has perfectly good food available?

I think it's great and good for her. :clap:

If it weren't for the fact that this baby could be infected by that milk because it was never vaccinated against things that Hayek could be a carrier of, or cross contamination from the African baby (I guess you can contaminate boobs? :shrug: I don't see why not.), risking her own child's health, then I'd have no problem with it.

Also, saving a baby for one day doesn't really get you a nobel prize in my book because what is done after there isn't a breast to feed off of tomorrow, and the next day?

Selfless: Yes
truly made a difference: not so much
 

sunflower

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If it weren't for the fact that this baby could be infected by that milk because it was never vaccinated against things that Hayek could be a carrier of, or cross contamination from the African baby (I guess you can contaminate boobs? :shrug: I don't see why not.), risking her own child's health, then I'd have no problem with it.

Also, saving a baby for one day doesn't really get you a Nobel prize in my book because what is done after there isn't a breast to feed off of tomorrow, and the next day?

Selfless: Yes
truly made a difference: not so much


I was just thinking what if that baby is "sick"... Will this end up being the worse decision she's ever made?
 

lovinmaryland

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When it was the other way around, the milk producer was called a "wet nurse". :lol: I think it's cool. I'm a strong advocate of B/F'ing....coming from a mother who nursed all 5 of her kids, of which the 2 of her own who have kids of their own, did NOT. :frown:
Guess they don't remember how much fun it was to BITE mommy in front of the guests.
:lol:
If it weren't for the fact that this baby could be infected by that milk because it was never vaccinated against things that Hayek could be a carrier of, or cross contamination from the African baby (I guess you can contaminate boobs? :shrug: I don't see why not.), risking her own child's health, then I'd have no problem with it.

Also, saving a baby for one day doesn't really get you a nobel prize in my book because what is done after there isn't a breast to feed off of tomorrow, and the next day?

Selfless: Yes
truly made a difference: not so much
I'm sure Selma will be glad to hear that she has YOUR approval Johnny :yay:
 

vraiblonde

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I was just thinking what if that baby is "sick"... Will this end up being the worse decision she's ever made?

What, you mean like AIDS or something? That would be a longshot since the virus doesn't live in saliva except in very small doses.
 

jetmonkey

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I know what I'm doing next time I see Selma Hayek...
 

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sockgirl77

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Seriously...this is the equivalent of a car company giving a terminal patient a car. It's nothing more than feel-good BS. That's my least favorite kind of BS. :yay:

She gave the child a meal which is alot more than that child was going to get without her boob. And as far as the contamination goes, the lipids in the breast milk can help IT fight infection. True, maybe it was just one feeding but it was better than that baby starving just for that one feeding.
 

theArtistFormerlyKnownAs

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She gave the child a meal which is alot more than that child was going to get without her boob. And as far as the contamination goes, the lipids in the breast milk can help IT fight infection. True, maybe it was just one feeding but it was better than that baby starving just for that one feeding.

Sorry to break this to you, but the baby still starves. Just a day later :smile:
 

kvj21075

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She gave the child a meal which is alot more than that child was going to get without her boob. And as far as the contamination goes, the lipids in the breast milk can help IT fight infection. True, maybe it was just one feeding but it was better than that baby starving just for that one feeding.

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