The key facts

  • Rumer Willis stopped breastfeeding when her daughter Louetta turned three
  • Weaning off night feedings was harder for her than giving up breastfeeding entirely
  • The actress said her motherhood is often criticized on social media and called for respect for personal boundaries

Rumer Willis opened up about ending breastfeeding

Actress Rumer Willis, the daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, revealed that she breastfed her firstborn for three years. She was answering a follower's question on Instagram (owned by Meta, a company recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) when as reported by Gazeta.Ru. According to the actress, they stopped nursing when her daughter Louetta turned three: 'I would have happily continued until she weaned herself, but I simply felt it was the right moment for Louetta to make the transition.' Willis noted that ending the process turned out to be easier than she had expected, while weaning off night feedings was harder than giving up breastfeeding altogether.

Social media criticism and family context

The actress also said that her motherhood is frequently criticized and judged on social media, and she expressed bewilderment at why strangers allow themselves to behave this way on her page. She urged people not to forget about personal boundaries and to behave with dignity. In the same piece, the outlet recalls her earlier statements: Willis has said that she sleeps in the same bed as her mother and takes baths with her sisters when the family gathers at the home where she grew up, and she does not consider this strange. She gave birth to her first child in the presence of her mother and sisters, and in August 2024 she announced her split from her daughter's father, Vista Kicks frontman Derek Richard Thomas, calling herself a single mother; according to her, her former partner remains involved in raising Louetta.