James Van Der Beekis using Instagram to offer a tribute to breastfeeding moms.
In his selfie, the 41-year-old actor poses next to his wifeKimberlyas she nurses their fifth child, daughterGwendolyn. Van Der Beekcaptioned the image, “#Breastfeeding moms everywhere … we salute you.”
In a comment on his post, the star wrote, “Non-breastfeeding moms … we salute you, too,” adding a red-heart emoji. “Just trying to do our part to normalizea natural, beautiful human behaviorthat has been, at times, absurdly stigmatized.”
PEOPLEexclusively confirmed thatthe Van Der Beeks — whotied the knotin Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2010 — welcomed Gwendolyn on June 15 at home. They are also parents to Emilia, 2, Annabel Leah, 4½, Joshua, 6, and Olivia, 7½.
After Gwendolyn’s birth, Van Der Beek said in a statement, “Every child awakens a different energy in you … and this one has been bringing up the truth ever since we found out she was on her way.”
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He continued, “I’ve beenin bliss these last few days, but I’ve also been feeling the pain of parents who have been separated from their kids, and the terror those poor kids must be in right now.”
“I live an incredibly privileged life … and the last thing I want would be to politicize a birth … but this is human rights abuse. It just didn’t seem right to bask in my privilege and blessings and notbring attention to it.”
TheformerDawson’s Creekstarhas shared a number of snapshots of parenthood,including images of Kimberly’s home birth.
Yesterday, Van Der Beek, who now stars onPose,posted a photographwith three of his daughters and wrote, “Just need to figure how to carry two more at the same time & I’m set.”
Meanwhile, Kimberly uploadeda sweet shotof her husband and youngest child snuggling during a sunset on the beach. “It’s amazing how the beach and a sunset can make you forget that you feel like a walking zombie,” she quipped.
source: people.com
