Salma Hayek Breastfeeds Sick Baby: Would You?

on February 11, 2009 at 10:48 AM

A few weeks ago, I asked you if you would breastfeed a friend's baby and most of you said you would. But would you breastfeed a stranger's baby? What if the baby was sick? That's what Salma Hayek did on a recent trip to Sierra Leone.

Salma was in Africa on a UNICEF mission to raise awareness for tetanus in partnership with Pampers, when she met a sick one-week old baby who was obviously very hungry and whose mother was unable to breastfeed. So Salma breastfed him.

"The mother didn't have milk," says Salma. "He was very hungry. I was weaning Valentina, but I still had a lot of milk that I was pumping, so I breast-fed the baby. You should have seen his eyes. When he felt the nourishment, he immediately stopped crying."

About the author Suzanne Murray

is the Parenting & Political editor at The Stir/Moms Matter 2012.

Filed Under: breastfeeding

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Comments (55)

QuackingUp

on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:01 AM

Go Selma! I think this is AMAZING!

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Mom2SavRynShai

on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:02 AM

Good for her!!

lilmomma92706

on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:03 AM

I would, it's a poor starving, defenseless baby!!!!

fmchavez

on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:15 AM

Abso-freaking-lutely.

Kagenj07

on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:21 AM

She is amazing!! What a wondeful thing to do for a needy infant.

averillholistix

on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:23 AM

Wow--I think this is just huge. I also think it's huge that a number of you mommies would do the same thing! (I would too. :))

Telle0507

on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:34 AM

Good for her!

ElijahsMommy58

on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:37 AM

If I could breastfeed, I would. I have a medical condition that can be passed on through breast milk, I might make that child sicker than he already was! But if I didnt have it, heck yah, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Go Salma!

kemclaughlin

on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:45 AM

I think she is amazing for what she did...

singlemama20

For various reasons I didn't breastfeed Kailee (I was on too many pain meds and really high doses so I chose not to) but I would if I were breastfeeding.... because NO baby deserves to starve.