01of 24Mandy MooreMandy Moore InstagramPumping with a view! The actress and singer toted her pump along to the top of Washington’s Mount Baker during a hike, proving that preparedness is key to a successful wildness excursion.
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Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore Instagram
Pumping with a view! The actress and singer toted her pump along to the top of Washington’s Mount Baker during a hike, proving that preparedness is key to a successful wildness excursion.
02of 24Amanda SeyfriedABC via Getty; Amanda Seyfried/InstagramBy now, stars with new babies know to expect a breast-pump break at even the most glam awards shows — which is why Amanda Seyfried planned ahead for the “after party,” as she called it on Instagram, and got a bag that was dyed to match her Giorgio Armani Privé gown.
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Amanda Seyfried
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By now, stars with new babies know to expect a breast-pump break at even the most glam awards shows — which is why Amanda Seyfried planned ahead for the “after party,” as she called it on Instagram, and got a bag that was dyed to match her Giorgio Armani Privé gown.
03of 24Ashley GrahamAshley Graham/InstagramThe model mom has mastered the art of multitasking. Six weeks after welcoming son Isaac, she posted her “first pump in an Uber,” andadded on Instagram, “Use to answer emails on my uber rides, now I pump before my breasts explode💥💦"Recently, sheshared with PEOPLEthat you can often find her pumping on the job: “I was pumping backstage in Milan [during Fashion Week] and I had so many young girls coming up to me like, ‘What are you doing? What is that?’ and I’m like, ‘Oh, it’s a breast pump. Would you like to try some?’ "
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Ashley Graham
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The model mom has mastered the art of multitasking. Six weeks after welcoming son Isaac, she posted her “first pump in an Uber,” andadded on Instagram, “Use to answer emails on my uber rides, now I pump before my breasts explode💥💦”
Recently, sheshared with PEOPLEthat you can often find her pumping on the job: “I was pumping backstage in Milan [during Fashion Week] and I had so many young girls coming up to me like, ‘What are you doing? What is that?’ and I’m like, ‘Oh, it’s a breast pump. Would you like to try some?’ "
04of 24Katy PerryKaty Perry.Katy Perry/InstagramJane Fonda asked her celebrity friends to get pumped to vote for a PSA - and Katy put her own interpretation on the request. “Whoever said pumping isn’t a sport… I’d like to twist their nipples clockwise for one week straight,“she wrote on Instagram.
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Katy Perry
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Jane Fonda asked her celebrity friends to get pumped to vote for a PSA - and Katy put her own interpretation on the request. “Whoever said pumping isn’t a sport… I’d like to twist their nipples clockwise for one week straight,“she wrote on Instagram.
05of 24Mandy MooreMandy Moore/ instagramSo maybe the place wasn’t weird - theThis Is Usset - but as new mom Moore pointed out on her Instagram Stories in April 2021, being in full makeup, hair and prosthetics as “old” Rebecca “feels …. strange.”
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So maybe the place wasn’t weird - theThis Is Usset - but as new mom Moore pointed out on her Instagram Stories in April 2021, being in full makeup, hair and prosthetics as “old” Rebecca “feels …. strange.”
06of 24Brooklyn DeckerBrooklyn Decker/InstagramThe actress posted this “totally delirious” shot from theGrace and Frankiemakeup trailer - taken just two weeks after giving birth to daughter Stevie! - to draw attention to the fact that while giving birth is no joke, often maternity leave in the U.S. is - and no one prepares new moms for the reality of what their bodies will go through in those first few weeks.“The average maternity leave is 10 DAYS in the US; how is a woman leaking, bleeding and wearing a diaper supposed to care for her child, herself, or much less, her job?” she writes, adding that while she used to make recovery packages for postpartum pals, she’ll now rely on kits fromBodily(in which she’s an investor). “WHY wasn’t I warned? I refused to let my friends have this shocking experience … I wanted them to worry about motherhood and healing, that’s it.”
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Brooklyn Decker
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The actress posted this “totally delirious” shot from theGrace and Frankiemakeup trailer - taken just two weeks after giving birth to daughter Stevie! - to draw attention to the fact that while giving birth is no joke, often maternity leave in the U.S. is - and no one prepares new moms for the reality of what their bodies will go through in those first few weeks.
“The average maternity leave is 10 DAYS in the US; how is a woman leaking, bleeding and wearing a diaper supposed to care for her child, herself, or much less, her job?” she writes, adding that while she used to make recovery packages for postpartum pals, she’ll now rely on kits fromBodily(in which she’s an investor). “WHY wasn’t I warned? I refused to let my friends have this shocking experience … I wanted them to worry about motherhood and healing, that’s it.”
07of 24Carrie UnderwoodCarrie Underwood/InstagramThis mama knows that the show must go on - even if you have to pump. Prior to her 2019 Academy of Country Music Awards performance, Underwood showed fans on Instagram how she took care of her mom duties while prepping to hit the stage.“Getting ready for my performance… also pumping. 😬😂🤷♀️” she wrote alongside a selfie she took in full stage makeup and hair, tacking on the hashtags “#Multitasking,” “#ACMAwards,” “#Southbound” and “#LetsDoThis.“Underwood, who welcomed her second childJacob Bryanin January 2019, clearly has this multitasking thing down.
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Carrie Underwood
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This mama knows that the show must go on - even if you have to pump. Prior to her 2019 Academy of Country Music Awards performance, Underwood showed fans on Instagram how she took care of her mom duties while prepping to hit the stage.
“Getting ready for my performance… also pumping. 😬😂🤷♀️” she wrote alongside a selfie she took in full stage makeup and hair, tacking on the hashtags “#Multitasking,” “#ACMAwards,” “#Southbound” and “#LetsDoThis.”
Underwood, who welcomed her second childJacob Bryanin January 2019, clearly has this multitasking thing down.
08of 24Ashley WilliamsAshley Williams/InstagramThere was no time to waste for the actress, whosnapped a selfieof herself breastfeeding while driving. “I appreciate all the cool people who saw what I was doing in traffic and gave me a thumbs up,” she wrote.
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Ashley Williams
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There was no time to waste for the actress, whosnapped a selfieof herself breastfeeding while driving. “I appreciate all the cool people who saw what I was doing in traffic and gave me a thumbs up,” she wrote.
09of 24Chrissy TeigenJohn Legend/InstagramPhotographic evidence moms are always busy! John Legend postedthis candid photoof his wife pumping in the car, en route to dinner just weeks after welcoming son Miles. “I know it’s Father’s Day and all but my wife is pretty awesome,” the Grammy winner said. “She’s taking me to dinner but still on mommy duty.“One of Hollywood’s most honest moms, Teigen shared lots about pumping on social media following the birth of daughter Luna two years ago. Some samples?“Fell asleep withmy breast pump on and I think I’m in a different dimension now.““just spray tannedaround my breast pump outline. the logistical challenges of a healthy beach glow while boobing are incredible.“And, relatably, a photo of her pump on a public bathroom floor.
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Chrissy Teigen
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Photographic evidence moms are always busy! John Legend postedthis candid photoof his wife pumping in the car, en route to dinner just weeks after welcoming son Miles. “I know it’s Father’s Day and all but my wife is pretty awesome,” the Grammy winner said. “She’s taking me to dinner but still on mommy duty.”
One of Hollywood’s most honest moms, Teigen shared lots about pumping on social media following the birth of daughter Luna two years ago. Some samples?
“Fell asleep withmy breast pump on and I think I’m in a different dimension now.”
“just spray tannedaround my breast pump outline. the logistical challenges of a healthy beach glow while boobing are incredible.”
And, relatably, a photo of her pump on a public bathroom floor.
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Nicole Phelps
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“Some won’t agree with where I did this and even worse if I was sitting there with Beckett nursing people might judge me,“she wrote in a follow-up Instagram post. “But breastfeeding is NATURAL, I have to admit there were times at the olympics I was feeding [son Boomer Robert] in the stands.”
11of 24PinkPink InstagramLast summer, Pink posted a relatable selfie for breastfeeding moms everywhere - her shirt pulled around her neck as she used her breast pump in a London bathroom while on tour.“And now this,” the singer - then still nursing son Jameson - wrote in the caption, adding the hashtags “#pumpupthejams #mombreak.”
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Pink
Pink Instagram
Last summer, Pink posted a relatable selfie for breastfeeding moms everywhere - her shirt pulled around her neck as she used her breast pump in a London bathroom while on tour.
“And now this,” the singer - then still nursing son Jameson - wrote in the caption, adding the hashtags “#pumpupthejams #mombreak.”
12of 24Nikki ReedThe first-time mom’s date forVariety’s 2017 Power of Women Luncheon? Husband Ian Somerhalder, yes, but alsoher manual breast pump, which she flaunted on Instagram and jokingly called the couple’s “third wheel.” The tag-along joined them in January at the 2018Golden Globes, too; Somerhalder even carried his wife’s pump through the evening.
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Nikki Reed
The first-time mom’s date forVariety’s 2017 Power of Women Luncheon? Husband Ian Somerhalder, yes, but alsoher manual breast pump, which she flaunted on Instagram and jokingly called the couple’s “third wheel.” The tag-along joined them in January at the 2018Golden Globes, too; Somerhalder even carried his wife’s pump through the evening.
13of 24Peta MurgatroydSource: Peta Murgatroyd/TwitterAfter the arrival of son Shai with husband Maks Chmerkovskiy, the pro dancer got back to work - with a twist. The new mom shared a photo of herself pumping breast milk while getting glam. “Multitasking mum duties,” Murgatroydwrote on social media.“Can’t stop the pump.”
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Peta Murgatroyd
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After the arrival of son Shai with husband Maks Chmerkovskiy, the pro dancer got back to work - with a twist. The new mom shared a photo of herself pumping breast milk while getting glam. “Multitasking mum duties,” Murgatroydwrote on social media.“Can’t stop the pump.”
14of 24Mila Kunis & Kristen BellKristen Bell/InstagramBell didn’t realize she was being projected onto a big screen while pumping during a table read forBad Moms.“As we’re reading the script, you see [Kristen’s] face just getting closer and closer to the screen, and the rest of her body just keeps getting out of the screen,“costar Kunis recalled to Ellen DeGeneres. That’s when everyone in the room heard the noise - blasted over a loud speaker - of Bell pumping. “I’m sorry. When you gotta do it, you gotta do it,” said an unapologetic Bell, adding that she didn’t think it would be loud.Kunis gets it: in a 2016 interview withGlamour, she shared, “I’ve pumped in an airport, I’ve pumped on the side of the road, I’ve pumped everywhere.”
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Mila Kunis & Kristen Bell
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Bell didn’t realize she was being projected onto a big screen while pumping during a table read forBad Moms.“As we’re reading the script, you see [Kristen’s] face just getting closer and closer to the screen, and the rest of her body just keeps getting out of the screen,“costar Kunis recalled to Ellen DeGeneres. That’s when everyone in the room heard the noise - blasted over a loud speaker - of Bell pumping. “I’m sorry. When you gotta do it, you gotta do it,” said an unapologetic Bell, adding that she didn’t think it would be loud.
Kunis gets it: in a 2016 interview withGlamour, she shared, “I’ve pumped in an airport, I’ve pumped on the side of the road, I’ve pumped everywhere.”
15of 24Kourtney KardashianKourtney Kardashian/InstagramLeave it to a Kardashian mama to make pumping sexy, as Kourtney did in 2015 while on vacation in Vegas. After a trip to the Marquee Dayclub, she posted this shot,writing, " After the show it’s the after party.”
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Kourtney Kardashian
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Leave it to a Kardashian mama to make pumping sexy, as Kourtney did in 2015 while on vacation in Vegas. After a trip to the Marquee Dayclub, she posted this shot,writing, " After the show it’s the after party.”
16of 24Behati PrinslooThe model mama of two girls with husband Adam Levine wasn’t shy about sharing a shot from none other than the 2018 Coachella festival,captioning the photo, “#pumpanddump.”
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Behati Prinsloo
The model mama of two girls with husband Adam Levine wasn’t shy about sharing a shot from none other than the 2018 Coachella festival,captioning the photo, “#pumpanddump.”
17of 24Brooklyn DeckerSource: Brooklyn Decker/Instagram; Inset: GettyNot long after the arrival of her first child with husband Andy Roddick, son Hank, Decker had to travel, and used an airplane maintenance issue as a chance to deplane and pump in (ugh) a bathroom.But when she returned to the gate 15 minutes later, she was told the flight was closed and she wouldn’t be able to reboard to fly home to her son. She chronicled the saga on Twitter, glass of wine in hand.
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Not long after the arrival of her first child with husband Andy Roddick, son Hank, Decker had to travel, and used an airplane maintenance issue as a chance to deplane and pump in (ugh) a bathroom.
But when she returned to the gate 15 minutes later, she was told the flight was closed and she wouldn’t be able to reboard to fly home to her son. She chronicled the saga on Twitter, glass of wine in hand.
18of 24Jenny MollenJenny Mollen/InstagramAlways one forkeeping it real in new parenthood, Mollen used Instagram to share a few snaps of herself using a double breast pump in an airplane bathroom not long after the arrival of her second son, Lazlo, with husband Jason Biggs. “Remember that Kelis song, ‘My milkshake brings all the boys to the lavatory’?” she joked in the caption of a mirror selfie, sharing more photos of the process to her Instagram Story.
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Jenny Mollen
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Always one forkeeping it real in new parenthood, Mollen used Instagram to share a few snaps of herself using a double breast pump in an airplane bathroom not long after the arrival of her second son, Lazlo, with husband Jason Biggs. “Remember that Kelis song, ‘My milkshake brings all the boys to the lavatory’?” she joked in the caption of a mirror selfie, sharing more photos of the process to her Instagram Story.
19of 24Chelsea PerettiKevin Mazur/WireImageTheBrooklyn Nine-Ninestar accompanied husband Jordan Peele to the 2018 Oscars - but before her husband’s big moment,she slipped out of her velvet dressto pump for son Beaumont in a trailer backstage.
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Chelsea Peretti
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TheBrooklyn Nine-Ninestar accompanied husband Jordan Peele to the 2018 Oscars - but before her husband’s big moment,she slipped out of her velvet dressto pump for son Beaumont in a trailer backstage.
20of 24Dylan DreyerDylan Dreyer/Instagram; Inset: GettyOn her first week back atTodayfollowing the birth of son Calvin, Dreyer forgot her pump bottles at home - and shared an easy hack with Instagram followers: cups! “When you forget bottles to pump into, you improvise,” she wrote, adding, “Hey … I’m proud of myself for making it to Friday before this happened! #workingmom #cantgetitrightallthetime.”
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Dylan Dreyer
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On her first week back atTodayfollowing the birth of son Calvin, Dreyer forgot her pump bottles at home - and shared an easy hack with Instagram followers: cups! “When you forget bottles to pump into, you improvise,” she wrote, adding, “Hey … I’m proud of myself for making it to Friday before this happened! #workingmom #cantgetitrightallthetime.”
21of 24Scarlett JohanssonCharley Gallay/GettyAnother mom who pumped atthe Oscars, ScarJo brought her gear with her when she presented at the 2015 show. But a mix-up in cars resulted in her pump (and milk) going home with the wrong guests - though thankfully responsible ones.“Somehow, Mark [Consuelos] got ahold of my breast pump - in a bag with all the milk, ice packs in there,“she toldMarie Claire. “Our cars got separated. Apparently, Kelly [Ripa] looked over, and she was like, ‘Wait a minute - is that Scarlett’s breast pump? We’ve got to get it back!’ because she knew how panicked I would be.”
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Scarlett Johansson
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Another mom who pumped atthe Oscars, ScarJo brought her gear with her when she presented at the 2015 show. But a mix-up in cars resulted in her pump (and milk) going home with the wrong guests - though thankfully responsible ones.
“Somehow, Mark [Consuelos] got ahold of my breast pump - in a bag with all the milk, ice packs in there,“she toldMarie Claire. “Our cars got separated. Apparently, Kelly [Ripa] looked over, and she was like, ‘Wait a minute - is that Scarlett’s breast pump? We’ve got to get it back!’ because she knew how panicked I would be.”
22of 24Ginger ZeeGinger Zee/InstagramTheGood Morning Americameteorologist brought pumping to prime time when she went onDancing with the Starsand let cameras film her pumping. Partner Val Chmerkovskiyadmitted she taught him a lot. “I’m familiar with the pumps now, which is very unusual,” he joked.“Women will say - I travel and breastfeed - ‘Well, how are you going to do that?’ " she told reporters. “A lot of people do it! [Val’s] just gotten used to it. And it’s just a part of life. You walk in, you start pumping and get it out, and then I’m ready to practice!”
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Ginger Zee
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TheGood Morning Americameteorologist brought pumping to prime time when she went onDancing with the Starsand let cameras film her pumping. Partner Val Chmerkovskiyadmitted she taught him a lot. “I’m familiar with the pumps now, which is very unusual,” he joked.
“Women will say - I travel and breastfeed - ‘Well, how are you going to do that?’ " she told reporters. “A lot of people do it! [Val’s] just gotten used to it. And it’s just a part of life. You walk in, you start pumping and get it out, and then I’m ready to practice!”
23of 24Annaleigh AshfordWhile starring on Broadway inSunday in the Park with Georgewith Jake Gyllenhaal, Ashford found herself having to get very personal with her costar - they shared a dressing room.“Poor Jake has had to deal with all my weird breastfeeding pump parts,” the actress, mom to son Jack with husband Joe Tapper,told PEOPLE. “Isn’t that glamorous? Broadway is really intimate. We’ve crossed over to a special place in our friendship.““His sister [Maggie] came backstage to talk to me after the opening night,” Ashford continued. “And she came in and I was breast pumping and I said, ‘Oh, come in - you’ve had two babies!’ "
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Annaleigh Ashford
While starring on Broadway inSunday in the Park with Georgewith Jake Gyllenhaal, Ashford found herself having to get very personal with her costar - they shared a dressing room.
“Poor Jake has had to deal with all my weird breastfeeding pump parts,” the actress, mom to son Jack with husband Joe Tapper,told PEOPLE. “Isn’t that glamorous? Broadway is really intimate. We’ve crossed over to a special place in our friendship.”
“His sister [Maggie] came backstage to talk to me after the opening night,” Ashford continued. “And she came in and I was breast pumping and I said, ‘Oh, come in - you’ve had two babies!’ "
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Jessica Alba
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“So that wasn’t fun,” she shared of filming the pilot two months after welcoming son Hayes. “But I’d bring [him] to the set, and he’d be with me in the trailer. He’s so sweet.”
source: people.com