A Texas mother breastfeeds her newborn son in a restaurant, then a stranger asks her to cover up

A Texas mother breastfeeds her newborn son in a restaurant, then a stranger asks her to cover up

At first glance, it looks like an innocuous photo of a woman breastfeeding her baby. However, if you look closer, you’ll see the hidden detail that made this image viral.

Breastfeeding is a natural and beautiful process that helps create intimacy and bonding between mother and baby.

Mothers shouldn’t feel guilty about feeding babies whenever and wherever they’re hungry. Unfortunately, there are people who make life difficult for mothers because they believe that it is neither appropriate nor acceptable to feed babies in public if they don’t. Do not use a cover. In 2018, Melanie Dudley, mother of a three-month-old baby, was at a restaurant with her family and some friends when the little boy started screaming for food.Without hesitation, Melanie, a native of Texas, began breastfeeding her son. And although everyone agreed, a stranger sitting at the next table seemed uncomfortable that this mother wasn’t covered while breastfeeding.

He walked up to Melanie and asked her to cover herself. And well, she did exactly that, but in the way the stranger expected.” I was on vacation in Cabo San Lucas with my entire family and a man asked me to cover up.“I’m usually discreet, but we were sitting in the back of the restaurant,” Melanie told Yahoo. “I had the lid on, but it was very hot. It was about 95 degrees and my little baby was sweating,” the Texan told TODAY. “I said, ‘You know what? I’m on vacation, I’ll take this off.”

Melanie took the blanket and put it on her head, causing the whole restaurant to burst into laughter. “I just put it on my head. I do not know why. It wasn’t a nasty fight or anything. That was just my answer.“I was at a loss for words, so I thought: I better cover my head,” the woman explained. One woman who witnessed it all, Carol Lockwood, took a photo of Melanie and shared it online with the caption: “I’ve never met her but I think she’s AWESOME!!! (Please share!I have published this post with permission. “I’m tired of people shaming women for breastfeeding!!!” Soon the photo was shared 225,000 times and counting.