Alanis Morisette shares intimate breastfeeding photo: ‘I support World Breastfeeding Week’

Alanis Morisette has shared an intimate photograph of herself and her young son to support World Breastfeeding Week: click to see.

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by Kayleigh Dray |
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Breastfeeding often provokes debate, but Alanis Morisette - a staunch Attachment Parenting advocate - has revealed that she is a proud breastfeeding mum with an intimate new Instagram snap.

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The intimate image, which sees the Ironic songstress laughing as she breastfeeds her young son Ever, is captioned: "family on tour ;) europe 2012 #worldbreastfeedingweek #isupportyou @msjamielynne #everlovedhischakraglasses @jaygordonmdfaap"

The 40-year-old, whose son is now three, shared the image to support World Breastfeeding Week, which runs from 1st – 7th August.

Via Instagram
Via Instagram

It's not the first time that Alanis has opened up about her pro-breastfeeding stance.

In 2012 she tackled the debate on attachment parenting during an interview with Good Morning America, addressing the effect of the recent Time magazine cover, and the stages of 'appropriate' childhood development.

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When asked if she would breastfeed her son, Ever, who was 17-months old at the time, even at five or six years old, she said yes, "I'll stop whenever he wants.

"Some kids naturally stop at two, some stop at a couple of years later, it's up to the child. I will stop when he says it's time to stop.

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"For me, I protect his safety and his well-being and his attachment. That stage of development is a very important stage."

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