Backlash against women for sharing breastfeeding photos on social media
Not a day goes by that I don’t see a comment from someone on Twitter or on an article complaining about or shaming women for sharing their breastfeeding photos on social media. Taking and sharing...
View ArticleAlabama dentist office apologizes for contradicting the law, telling...
Taylor Chaice Buzbee shared her mistreatment at her dental office in Alabama this week. She was bullied at her dental office just because she was breastfeeding her child. This is one of a few recent...
View ArticleWhat nursing a toddler looks like
Nursing a toddler is…interesting. They have their own ideas. They want milk when they want it. They don’t care how they’re positioned and actually, the more ridiculous, the better. They could be...
View ArticleBreastfeeding in the morning
It’s not even noon and I can’t count how many times my toddler son has “asked” to nurse. Of course he doesn’t use words I can understand yet but he either points and grunts or helps himself. He...
View ArticleIllinois restaurant asks breastfeeding mother to cover up with a napkin and...
A breastfeeding mother reported an incident at a Wilmington, Illinois seafood restaurant in which the staff asked her to cover up with a napkin or suggested she leave her table and go feed her child in...
View ArticleAnother day in the life: Leaking and Tandem Breastfeeding
We had another busy day here preparing for a stone soup day at my house. I stayed up too late last night, past 2am, posting about my local Miracle Milk Stroll and I was pretty tired but excited. After...
View ArticleAcademy Sports and Outdoors store employees harass breastfeeding mom,...
Breastfeeding incident in the news: Academy Sports and Outdoors store employees in Louisville, Kentucky told a mother she couldn’t breastfeed in their store. A nurse-in is planned for 1pm on May 16th...
View ArticleLaid-Back Breastfeeding – Then and Now
My new favorite breastfeeding statue is this one of Hera, Queen of the Gods, goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, and family breastfeeding Hercules in her sleep. [Statue at the Royal Palace in...
View ArticleCracker Barrel employees tell breastfeeding mother to cover up
A Midland mother breastfeeding her baby at the Cracker Barrel in Midland, Texas when a waitress approached her, saying she had multiple complaints and told the mom she needed to cover up. What’s the...
View ArticleYMCA in Grand Rapids, Michigan reported for breastfeeding harassment, apology...
A YMCA in Grand Rapids, Michigan has been reported for harassing a breastfeeding mom and child at their facility. This was the report by the mother, Emily Walcott: This is just one of dozens of...
View ArticleNurse-in planned for Sunday in Oklahoma after breastfeeding mother threatened...
A breastfeeding mother, Missy Smith, in Oklahoma City is now faced with eviction if she doesn’t cover up or nurse her daughter inside, despite the state law that has protected breastfeeding in public...
View ArticleNorth Carolina restaurant faces public scrutiny after breastfeeding mom...
A restaurant in Concord, North Carolina is facing scrutiny after a former employee, Brennan Mathis Atwell, claims they harassed her, said pumping was indecent, and removed her from the schedule for...
View ArticlePublic outraged by The Today Show’s shaming of breastfeeding moms, no apology...
Breastfeeding photos on social media: A hot topic that everyone likes to weigh in on, even if they’ve never been a breastfeeding mother themselves. Unfortunately, some people that take it upon...
View ArticleAnother Dunkin’ Donuts employee twitter shamed a breastfeeding mom
Another Dunkin’ Donuts employee has been called out for tweeting against moms, this time in Connecticut. Earlier this year, a Pennsylvania Dunkin’ Donuts disparaged breastfeeding mom on Twitter. This...
View ArticleMcDonald’s security guard told mom breastfeeding was not “acceptable...
[Budapest: Location of the latest McDonald's breastfeeding harassment incident.] McDonald’s has made the headlines again for mistreating a breastfeeding mother in one of their restaurants. A young...
View ArticleMy vacation brelfies: Breastfeeding in New York and Texas
What’s a vacation with a baby without a ton of breastfeeding selfies to remember the trip? Breastfeeding my toddler to sleep on our red-eye to New York. I wore a shirt that opened up pretty much all...
View ArticleVirginia YMCA directs breastfeeding moms to the bathroom, apologizes
[Facebook] The headlines this week are aflutter with #Bressure – breastfeeding pressure. They say brelfies, breastfeeding selfies, are causing an unnecessary pressure on new moms to breastfeed....
View ArticleBreastfeeding harassment at TGI Fridays: Stranger snapped photo of a...
A stranger took a photo of a breastfeeding mother, Conner Kendall, and her child while they were at at TGI Friday’s in Indiana to shame her on social media. Conner shared her story on her Facebook page...
View ArticleAustralian cafe kicks customer out after he tells a breastfeeding mom to...
The owners of Cheese and Biscuits Cafe in Cheese and Biscuits Cafe in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia handled a breastfeeding complaint perfectly and then when the customer took it into his own...
View ArticleBrelfie of the day: Nursing my 16-month-old
Here I am nursing my 16-month-old at my friend’s house this afternoon. Thank goodness for supportive friends who don’t care about covers, right? We all agree there’s no shame in feeding our children...
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