Moms aren't always as kind to each other. Some tend to compare their lives to others, and they speak their mind when they see women making different choices. Mom-shaming has practically become a sport on social media, and often, celebrity moms end up being the biggest target. From bottle vs. breastfeeding to going back to work, even baby products, losing the baby weight, and other personal choices can be fodder for internet trolls. But one Hollywood mom isn't here for it this time.
Hilaria Baldwin, who welcomed her fifth child with husband Alec Baldwin just a few weeks ago, is clapping back the mommy-shamers, saying that she isn't apologizing for her life choices, and she doesn't need anyone else's opinion.
Hilaria talked to Us Weekly about the adjustment to her family after welcoming little Eduardo three weeks ago, and she said she's been working too hard on too little sleep to give a darn what the trolls are saying about her.
“I’m working too hard. I am here trying to take care of my kids, trying to teach my kids, trying to take care of a new baby, trying to keep everybody in my hand on top of that. Do not shame me. Do not work-shame me," Hilaria said.
Hilaria isn't new to this mom shaming thing. She has been very public about being a mom, ever since she got pregnant with her first child Carmen, who is 7. She is also mom to Rafael, Leonardo, and Romeo, and of course, little Eduardo, and she also suffered two public miscarriages.
She has documented their lives on her Instagram, and Hilaria also co-hosts a podcast devoted to parenting called "Mom Brain." It appears that it was Hilaria's return to the podcast booth that got the attention that she thought might bring out the trolls.
But Hilaria said she's not going to listen. She's doing what she needs to do these days. She's posted photos of herself multitasking while nursing the baby, pumping milk, and snuggling as a family in the first weeks with a newborn. Everyone looks tired, including Alec, but Hilaria said that they are all blessed.
The yoga instructor and author often responds to criticism, but she said she likes to explain and educate instead of getting upset. No new mom has time for that — especially a mom-of-five.