Blake Lively, Rachel McAdams and more celebrity moms haven’t shied away from sharing their pumping journeys on social media.
In January 2020, Lively gave a glimpse into her working motherhood routine during a Rhythm Section press day. “PUMP,” the actress captioned an Instagram Story photo of her Medela USA pump.
Lively shares four children with her husband, Ryan Reynolds.
“We have so many children. It’s pretty crazy. It’s a lot,” she joked on the Today show in 2021. “People say that going from two to three, it’s the same. You know, it’s kind of easy. Those people do not have three kids. It is crazy.”
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As for McAdams, the Notebook star shares a son with her boyfriend, Jamie Linden. After the little one’s April 2018 arrival, McAdams kept her baby boy under wraps — but that didn’t stop her from taking a pumping picture in December 2018.
Photographer Claire Rothstein shared the photo of McAdams in a black nursing bra via Instagram, writing, “This shoot was about 6 months post her giving birth to her son, so between shots, she was expressing/pumping as still breastfeeding. … Breast-feeding is the most normal thing in the world and I can’t for the life of me imagine why or how its is ever frowned upon or scared of. I don’t even think it needs explaining but just wanted to put this out there, as if it even changes one person’s perception of something so natural, so normal, so amazing then that’s great.”
Keep scrolling to see more stars pumping breast milk through the years:
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Blake Lively, Rachel Bilson and More Celebrity Moms Pumping Breast Milk: Pics
Blake Lively, Rachel McAdams and more celebrity moms haven’t shied away from sharing their pumping journeys on social media.
In January 2020, Lively gave a glimpse into her working motherhood routine during a Rhythm Section press day. “PUMP,” the actress captioned an Instagram Story photo of her Medela USA pump.
Lively shares four children with her husband, Ryan Reynolds.
“We have so many children. It’s pretty crazy. It’s a lot,” she joked on the Today show in 2021. “People say that going from two to three, it’s the same. You know, it’s kind of easy. Those people do not have three kids. It is crazy.”
As for McAdams, the Notebook star shares a son with her boyfriend, Jamie Linden. After the little one’s April 2018 arrival, McAdams kept her baby boy under wraps — but that didn’t stop her from taking a pumping picture in December 2018.
Photographer Claire Rothstein shared the photo of McAdams in a black nursing bra via Instagram, writing, “This shoot was about 6 months post her giving birth to her son, so between shots, she was expressing/pumping as still breastfeeding. ... Breast-feeding is the most normal thing in the world and I can’t for the life of me imagine why or how its is ever frowned upon or scared of. I don’t even think it needs explaining but just wanted to put this out there, as if it even changes one person’s perception of something so natural, so normal, so amazing then that’s great.”
Keep scrolling to see more stars pumping breast milk through the years:
Hailey gave birth to her and husband Justin Bieber’s son, Jack Blues, in August 2024. One year later, she offered fans a glimpse at her breast-feeding journey.
“My boobs did that!” she wrote via her Instagram Stories in June 2025, sharing a pouch of milk.
“I’m watching her pump, hold and comfort my son,” Jason Kennedy captioned an April 2022 Instagram photo of his wife.
“The three best friends,” the Bachelor in Paradise alum captioned an April 2022 Instagram Story video of herself pumping breast milk while her boyfriend, Landon Ricker, held their newborn son, Wilder.
“Any other moms out there just hate pumping?” Jerry Ferrara’s wife asked her Instagram followers in March 2022.
The Duck Dynasty alum pumped while watching The Batman in theaters in March 2022.
The Real cohost shared a pair of pumping pictures via Instagram in February 2022, writing that breast-feeding was "even more difficult than giving birth."
Criss Angel’s wife gave a glimpse into her busy “mom life” in a January 2022 Instagram Story post.
The Vanderpump Rules star pumped breast milk for daughter Summer on a November 2021 episode of the Bravo show.
The 90210 alum filmed herself pumping at her computer in an October 2021 Instagram video, writing, "There are those days, those magical, glorious days, when you start at 5am multi-tasking your way through the day and feel like a damn superhero for doing it because you’re doing it all for those babies. When people ask me if I have the capacity to run a business because I’m a mom, you bet your ass I have the capacity to run a business and it is BECAUSE I’m a mom!"
"Pumping has always been a struggle for me mentally and physically,” the Bachelor alum told her Instagram followers in September 2021. "In order to protect my mental health, I try not to worry about it."
“Here are some #fashionablepumpingpics and one #typicalmirrorselfie,” the American Horror Story star captioned a throwback photo on the show’s set via Instagram in September 2021.
Ludacris’ wife pumped breast milk in an August 2021 Instagram Story selfie.
The Hills: New Beginnings star spent most of her 4th of July celebration “in the back room nursing,” she captioned a 2021 Instagram upload with son Wyatt.
“It's not easy being a working Mama (understatement!),” the Loki star captioned a July 2021 Instagram photo. "#christinewada designed [my character] Sylvie's costume and had the genius idea of adding concealed zippers for easy access so that I could use my hands-free @elvie pumps easily (pictured) and nurse my baby between takes. It's little (big) things like this that made it possible for me to do my job AND be a parent. I’m forever grateful."
“Just pumpin’ and momin’,” Patrick Mahomes’ wife captioned a June 2021 Instagram Story photo with eldest daughter Sterling.
Henry Golding’s wife shared a close-up video of herself pumping in May 2021.
“2021 fashion,” the Vanderpump Rules star captioned a May 2021 Instagram Story mirror selfie.
“Nothing like being at work with a clogged milk duct,” the This Is Us star captioned an April 2021 on-set photo. “Ouch.”
The Younger star documented her family's “morning mayhem” while she pumped in April 2020.
“Thirsty Thursday,” the Vanderpump Rules alum captioned a March 2021 Instagram Story photo.
The Siesta Key star shared a video of herself pumping milk in February 2021 via Instagram.
“Postpartum life,” the Vanderpump Rules alum captioned a January 2021 Instagram Story selfie.
The Challenge alum celebrated her “f--king amazing” post-baby body in January 2021. "In the last year, it: grew a human, made space to accommodate said human, protected my breach baby by allowing me to deliver via C section, created milk to feed my little man, let me know I needed to eat more so I could create my milk and this is all in addition to the wonderful things it does already," she gushed via Instagram.
In December 2020, the Bachelor alum shared an Instagram Story photo of herself pumping while getting her makeup done.
“This is 37!” the Total Bellas star captioned a November 2020 Instagram photo of herself pumping while holding up bottles of wine.
“Mama goes back to work … baby and pump in tow. #pumplife,” the Superstore alum captioned a September 2020 Instagram selfie.
The Originals alum “felt so overwhelmed” after her son James' birth, she wrote of her breast-feeding journey in a July 2020 Instagram Story. “He suffered from a cow’s milk protein allergy, which he has thankfully grown out of, and his sleep was pretty much nonexistent.”
“If you’re exclusively nursing your baby, [being a working mom] does make it tough for dads since their nipples are ‘useless’ – Doug [Hehner’s] words, not mine,” the Bachelor alum joked in a June 2020 Instagram photo. “So thank God for breast pumps!”
“I just pumped for an [hour] and this is all I got out,” the fashion designer captioned a May 2020 Instagram photo three weeks after welcoming a baby boy with Meek Mill. “I’m going to pump more frequently to build my supply back up and I just got some vitamins and tea to help build it up as well.”
"This is how you do everything," Steve Kazee captioned a May 2020 Instagram photo of his fiancée pumping. "You smile and you make everything around you better."
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The Frozen star showed off her “new backstage beauty routine” while hosting the CMT Music Awards in June 2013.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star pumped in 2015, writing on Instagram: “After the show, it’s the after party.”
“And now this #pumpupthejams #mombreak,” the Grammy winner captioned an August 2017 Instagram photo taken in a bathroom.
The Victoria’s Secret Angel “pump[ed] and dump[ed]” after attending Coachella in April 2018.
“Valentine’s Day dinner pregame. #JustKeepPumping,” the model captioned a February 2019 mirror selfie.
“Getting ready for my performance……also pumping. #Multitasking,” the American Idol season 4 winner captioned a backstage shot at the ACM Awards in April 2019.
Pumping in an Uber was “ever so slightly awkward,” the model admitted in February 2020.