In a simple throwback Instagram post in honor of her daughter Elizabella's first birthday, Alyssa Milano unintentionally reignited the debate on breastfeeding in public [1].

"I didn't really set out, posting those pictures, as taking a stand for breastfeeding," Milano told Today [2]. "I was just kind of sharing a moment. And then I realized, through the responses, that it was a moment that kind of needed to happen to start a dialogue, because people are still very antibreastfeeding in public."

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The mother of two and Project Runway: All Stars host has never been shy about sharing the natural and intimate moments with her kids [4], and despite criticism, she's hoping that it helps other mothers. "Someone once told me to breastfeed my baby in the bathroom, and . . . yeah, that didn't go over too well," she recalled. "I just thought, 'Do you eat in a bathroom in a stall?' It's so weird."

And while Milano is hardly alone in her views about nursing in public, other celebrities are also partaking in the breastfeeding selfie trend [5]. "I'm glad the dialogue started, and hopefully I can make things be easier for moms in the future whether they're breastfeeding or bottle-feeding," Milano said.

Check out the clip above to hear more about being a working mom and her new role as a "mombassador" for children's TV network Sprout.