by Sara McGinnis posted in Celebrities

Haylie Duff is surrounded by babies and fellow parents, but wishes everyone would keep to their own business just a little bit more.
"All my friends have tiny little babies right now and when you go to a birthday party, the dads will be like, ?What a beautiful baby! Are you breastfeeding"?? the mother of 15-month-old daughter Ryan recently told Us Weekly. "I?m like, 'That?s not a normal question. That?s not an OK question.'"
The Real Girls Kitchen star, who is set to marry entrepreneur Matt Rosenberg, knows breastfeeding can be tricky. Haylie nursed her baby girl exclusively for almost seven months, when a case of food poisoning wiped out her milk supply.
"That was awful. It was really hard for me," the sister of Hilary Duff recalled. "I finally gave her a bottle of [Similac] ? and there was no turning back. You shouldn?t be ashamed to formula feed."
Although it's not quite clear to me if Haylie Duff only takes issue with dads asking about breastfeeding (or if she doesn't experience fellow moms inquiring as often), I'm inclined to agree with her stance the question is not advisable.
I imagine anyone who asks it is likely just trying to make conversation and has the best of intentions, but the receiver can often feel put in the hot seat. I know this because it's happened to me.
Both of my boys were breastfed for months (the first for 11 months, the second for closer to 6 months), but when ask...