Nicky Hilton Shares Rare Breastfeeding Snap as She Details Experience

Nicky Hilton is opening up about her breastfeeding journey.

On Friday, June 6, the fashion designer shared details about her experience breastfeeding her three children as a part of Nara Organics’ latest campaign, The 2AM Club: Feeding Unfiltered. In a post on her Instagram Story, the mom of three talked about the challenges that came with her experience and how expectations places on mothers can oftentimes be “overwhelming.”

“I breastfed all three of my children, but it wasn’t without its challenges,” she began. “While I enjoyed the moments of bonding, the latching was often painful. I didn’t find breastfeeding as effortlessly as I’d hoped. Plus there was so much pressure to keep going because it’s what society tells us we should do.”

“The expectations placed on mothers can be overwhelming,” she continued. “We’re just trying our best, and feeding our children — whether through breastfeeding or bottle feeding – shouldn’t come with guilt or judgment. You have to listen to your body and do what feels right for you.”

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After her July 2015 marriage to James Rothschild, the socialite welcomed their first daughter, Lily-Grace Victoria Rothschild, a year later on July 8, 2016. Hilton and Rothschild had their second child, Theodora “Teddy” Marilyn Rothschild, on Dec. 20, 2017. Roughly five years after the birth of their second baby girl, Hilton gave birth to their son, Chasen Rothschild, in June 2022.

Juggling her career as a fashion designer and mother of three hasn’t always been easy. Hilton told PEOPLE in March 2023 that she’s remained committed to “establishing equal parenting” between herself and her husband.

“Balancing my kids with my fashion design business is a never-ending battle,” she admitted. “But it’s important to set the right example for the children from the beginning.”

The devoted mom feels it’s important for her children to grow up understanding that it’s okay to pursue her passion for design.

“Balancing my kids with my fashion design business is a never-ending battle,” Hilton Rothschild told PEOPLE. “But it’s important to set the right example for the children from the beginning.”

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In 2019, Hilton stopped by PEOPLE’s Celeb Parents Get Real studios to talk about how the experience of delivering her babies was initially one of her biggest fears until she realized how the beauty of the experience outweighed anything else.

“It’s not that scary,” she said. “Childbirth and the dentist are the two things that scare me the most in life and I was so scared, but it was really not scary.”

“It’s a beautiful thing and then it’s over like that,” she continued of her experience, “and then you have this beautiful child in your arms.”