--- ---  # This Photo of a Mom Breastfeeding and Working at the Same Time Is Going Viral by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Sep 9, 2016 3:18 PM UTC  Computer by baby bottle and pacifier Computer by baby bottle and pacifierGetty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Sep 9, 2016 3:18 PM UTC With just one #tbt [Instagram post](http://www.refinery29.com/amp/2016/09/122558/breastfeeding-mom-instagram-post-hein-koh?utm%5Fsource=r29app&utm%5Fmedium=thisam), artist Hein Koh shared a poignant visual of what it means to be a [working mother](http://motto.time.com/4436892/best-states-working-moms/). The photo, taken in September 2015, shows Koh [breastfeeding](http://motto.time.com/4448753/breastfeeding-stigma-project/) her [twins](http://motto.time.com/4300610/twins-breastfeeding-instagram-photo/) while typing on her laptop. In part of the caption for the picture, she wrote, “#tbt 5/19/15 when my #twins were 5 weeks old and despite the sleep deprivation and frequent (every 2-3 hours, 24-7, 45 min at a time) #breastfeeding, I was still getting sh-t done.” [_Follow Motto on Facebook_](https://www.facebook.com/mottoworkplaylive/)_._ Koh wrote in the post about how her children have helped her work, not hold her back: “Becoming a #mom (of twins no less) has personally helped me become a better #artist – I learned to be extremely efficient with my time, prioritize what’s important and let go of the rest, and #multitask like a champ.” Koh called [parenting](http://time.com/4357166/parenting-social-media/) “the biggest f-cking challenge in my own life thus far,” and “it’s important to think about the ways in which these challenges can help you move forward, rather than hold you back.” Hein Koh Breastfeeding Photo Shows Power of Working Moms ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4485265/hein-koh-breastfeeding-photo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4485265/hein-koh-breastfeeding-photo/"},"headline":"This Photo of a Mom Breastfeeding and Working at the Same Time Is Going Viral","datePublished":"2016-09-09T15:18:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:20.603Z","description":"She writes about how her children have made her a better artist","url":"https://time.com/4485265/hein-koh-breastfeeding-photo/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4309c82633e00f64/6988a55d524fc07759df96dd/hein-koh-breastfeeding-working-mom.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4309c82633e00f64/6988a55d524fc07759df96dd/hein-koh-breastfeeding-working-mom.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Computer by baby bottle and pacifier","caption":"Computer by baby bottle and pacifier","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4485265/hein-koh-breastfeeding-photo/","name":"This Photo of a Mom Breastfeeding and Working at the Same Time Is Going Viral"}}]}] ```