Blake Lively says breast-feeding is a 'full-time job' as she stuns on cover of Allure only three months after having baby

By Kayla Caldwell for MailOnline

Published: 22:38 EST, 13 April 2015 | Updated: 02:01 EST, 14 April 2015

Blake Lively welcomed her first child with husband Ryan Reynolds just before the New Year.

And three months later the 27-year-old showed off her slim figure in Allure Magazine's May issue.

The new mom gushed about following her dreams and the fact that breast-feeding is now a 'full-time job,' joking: 'I’m, like, driving down the road, pumping.'

Cover girl: New mom Blake Lively looked radiant on the cover of Allure Magazine's May 2015 issue

Cover girl: New mom Blake Lively looked radiant on the cover of Allure Magazine's May 2015 issue

Blake stunned in an over-sized white button down in the photos, in which she showed off her trim figure.

The Age of Adaline star flaunted her luscious ombre locks in the shoot, as they cascaded down her back in loose curls.

The mother-of-one sported soft make-up in the photos, focusing on her natural beauty in the simplistic shoot.

Blake spoke about her new life as a working mother, noting: 'I feel like I've figured out the most important thing to me, and everything supports that.'

Full-time job: In the issue the actress noted that breast-feeding for new baby James is a full-time job, adding: 'I’m, like, driving down the road, pumping'

Full-time job: In the issue the actress noted that breast-feeding for new baby James is a full-time job, adding: 'I’m, like, driving down the road, pumping'

One of those things is her lifestyle website Preserve, which she started while on a hiatus from acting after Gossip Girl concluded in 2012.

'It taps into so many of my own passions, but it also is a business that I can control,' the blonde beauty explained.

'If I can be successful at this, I have security for my family and my babies,' she continued. 'I'm in a profession, acting, where it's really for-hire - I offer a service that people hire out. I love it, but it's not something I can control.'

Speaking of control, the actress waited seven months before revealing her pregnancy, which she did in a tender post on her website.

'Owning the moment' Blake waited seven months to announce her pregnancy, and then did so by sharing a sweet photo on her website, Preserve

'Owning the moment' Blake waited seven months to announce her pregnancy, and then did so by sharing a sweet photo on her website, Preserve

'That was my way of owning that moment,' Blake said of the reveal. 'It was important for us. It was a struggle, because we want to keep our privacy, but we also don't want our lives to be exploited by other people. So we did it simply; it was a quiet way, an elegant way.'

The couple also famously took their time in sharing new daughter James' name, keeping mum on the topic in interviews.

'It's her life,' The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants star reasoned. 'She should have her privacy until she chooses not to have her privacy, just as I got to choose and my husband got to choose.'

The busy mom discussed balancing the different aspects of her life, but was hesitant to say she wanted to 'have it all.'

Back to work: The blonde beauty shared this snap alongside sister Robyn Lively on Sunday, modeling Preserve gear as she hit an Age of Adaline press day

Back to work: The blonde beauty shared this snap alongside sister Robyn Lively on Sunday, modeling Preserve gear as she hit an Age of Adaline press day

'Most of the things I do are all-consuming, but somehow I find a way to do it all,' she said. 'But it's dangerous to dilute that to a catchphrase.'

She continued: 'Having it all could be having a happy, healthy family, and you could be a mom who stays at home, and that is the most admirable thing you could do.'

'Or it could be having a profession that you really believe in, and not having a family, and doing what fulfills you.'

She was weary of such sound bites, adding: 'If it's not a part of a conversation with someone face-to-face, those bites are why women tear each other apart or why the media will tear people apart.'

New parents: Blake and husband Ryan Reynolds, who recently welcomed their first child together, tied the knot in 2012

New parents: Blake and husband Ryan Reynolds, who recently welcomed their first child together, tied the knot in 2012

Most recently the actress starred in The Age of Adaline - which premieres April 24 - as a woman who survives a car accident and is suddenly rendered immortal.

The actress noted of her role: 'People are obsessed with beauty and youth and with looking and feeling young forever.'

Blake continued: 'But look at a woman who is granted that: She's trapped, because it's tragic to be young forever. And also, having a child makes you realize that we pass on for a reason. You think, I have to go, because it makes room for you.'

Hard at work: Blake most recently filmed The Age of Adaline - which premieres April 24 - in which she plays a woman who is rendered immortal after surviving a car accident 

Hard at work: Blake most recently filmed The Age of Adaline - which premieres April 24 - in which she plays a woman who is rendered immortal after surviving a car accident 

 

 

 

 

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