Serena Williams 36, took to Twitter to reach out to other mothers and inquire about their own experiences with nursing.
'Fellow moms: How long did you breastfeed?' Serena wrote. 'Is it weird that I get emotional when I even just think about when it's time to stop?'
Along with her tweet, she posted a sweet photo of herself with her firstborn, Alexis Olympia Ohanian.
The baby girl, who is named after her father, 34-year-old Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, can be seen looking just below the camera, enjoying a peaceful moment in her mother's arms (left photo above).
Meanwhile, Serena looks at her daughter with a loving smile, enjoying a few rays of sunlight with her baby girl.
Her message has garnered more than 4,000 likes, as well as words of advice from other parents.
Williams later revealed that she eventually stopped breastfeeding Olympia after six months, but the decision was accompanied by tears. Speaking at a Wimbledon press conference in July 2018, she explained that she had spoken to her daughter, held her close and prayed with her before making the transition.
“I literally sat Olympia in my arms, I talked to her, we prayed about it. I told her, 'Look, I'm going to stop. Mommy has to do this.' I cried a little bit,” she recalled.
The athlete also challenged the assumption that breastfeeding automatically leads to postpartum weight loss. Despite exercising and changing her diet, she said she did not experience the expected weight changes until after she stopped breastfeeding.
Her experience opened up a wider conversation about the realities of motherhood, particularly the emotional demands placed on women balancing professional ambitions with raising children.
Williams' openness highlights an often-overlooked part of motherhood: the emotional decisions that accompany breastfeeding and weaning. Her experience also challenges unrealistic expectations about how women's bodies should respond to pregnancy, breastfeeding and postpartum recovery.
By sharing an experience that many mothers can relate to, Williams helped make a deeply personal aspect of motherhood part of a wider public conversation.
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