Gisele Bundchen, the highest-paid model in the world, sparked a debate after sharing a photo of breastfeeding her 1-year-old daughter while getting glammed up, ABC News reported.
A mother of two and wife of Super Bowl-winning NFL quarterback, Tom Brady, Bundchen, 33, chose to share a photo of herself in the most glamorous multitasking moment possible, nursing her 1-year-old daughter, Vivian, while simultaneously getting her hair styled, her nails manicured and her face made up.
"What would I do without this beauty squad after the 15 hours flying and only three hours of sleep #multitasking #gettingready," the Brazilian beauty wrote on Instagram Tuesday.
As soon as the photo of Bundchen nursing in a white bathrobe appeared online, it stirred controversy with moms both attacking her and coming to her defense, according to ABC News.
"I think breastfeeding is a very personal thing," Denise Albert, co-creator of TheMoms.com, told ABC News. "And for her to put this on Instagram while she's getting her hair and make-up done is a little outrageous, and I think obnoxious."
"Looks like the most regular thing in the world. Sweet," tweeted @LVolpintesta.
The supermodel is not known for holding back on her opinions on everything from motherhood to healthy eating.
"Some people here (in the U.S.) 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?'" she told Harper's Bazaar UK in 2010 after having her son, Benjamin. "I think there should be a worldwide law, in my opinion, that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months."
According to ABC News, Bundchen also chose to give birth to both Benjamin and Vivian at home, in the family's bathtub, something the supermodel described as a "natural" experience in the documentary "Business of Being Born."
"My job as a mom that I felt at that moment was just to breathe, relax and allow my body and trust my body to do what it knows, naturally knows what to do," Bundchen said. "It wasn't painful, not even a little bit," the supermodel also told the Brazilian TV show "Fantastico". "The second day, I was walking, I was washing dishes, I was making pancakes in the kitchen."
Brady and Bundchen, who tied the knot in 2009, were named in September to Forbes' Highest-Earning Celebrity Couple list with an estimated worth of $80 million.
