A mother has woken up to find that a video of her breastfeeding had been filmed and posted online without her knowledge.
New mum Isabel, 24, was scrolling Facebook like she does every morning when she came across a video of herself at the beach, topless and breastfeeding her baby, KidSpot reported.
The caption on the video said: “I’m not shaming women who breastfeed their babies.
“I’m shaming the woman who breastfed in public with no respect to cover themselves up and just let their boobs hang out (nipple included) for everyone to see! COVER TF UP !!!”
The post continued, “I shouldn’t have to cover my son’s eyes and explain why your boobs are out and quite frankly, I don’t want to see it either. Have some respect!”
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And finally, it concluded: “For real cover yourself up, what the f**k is wrong with people?”
After discovering the post, Isabel took to her TikTok to expose the woman who shamed her and defended her side of the story.
In the clip, Isabele appears topless, breastfeeding her baby.
“Imagine waking up, getting on Facebook and seeing this video of yourself yesterday at the beach,” she began the viral clip which now has over half a million likes.
“Not only did this woman walk past me multiple times with her son, you had every opportunity in the world to say something to me. Not that I would have cared or stopped what I was doing, but you instead choose to post a video of me and my child on Facebook, publicly for the world to see,” she continued.
“What if you were told that the only way you could eat at the beach is if you were covered up by a towel?”
She then shared that she also fed her baby in restaurants and on the street and no one glared or snuck photos or videos of her, but just let her feed her child in peace.
She concludes, “Next time you see a mum breastfeeding her child in public, covered up or not, tell her how good of a job she’s doing.
“Also, let it be known that her son is literally four years old. If you are sexualising a breast to a four-year-old, you’ve got your own set of issues.”
People in the comments praised the mum for her response while also sharing their own similar experiences.
“YES, GIRL! Feed your baby any way you choose. You are doing AMAZING,” one commenter wrote.
“Beautiful! I teach my boys it’s amazing that mums can do this and they can see it but don’t stare because it’s impolite,” another woman said.
Someone else replied, “I always tell people to put a shirt over their head so they don’t have to see me breastfeed lol or they can go to the bathroom to eat while she eats at the table.”
“I nurse publicly and have for eight months now and this is my worst nightmare. I can’t imagine how you felt, I’m so sorry,” posted a fellow mum.
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Then this person pointed out that the beach was a pretty normal place for people to wear little clothing anyway. “She’s at the beach … Most times people go half-naked with thongs or tiny tops. The woman can simply tell her son that babies eat that way or with a bottle …” they said.
“Complaining about nakedness AT A BEACH is insane anyway. Everyone is practically naked, some more than others. Who cares!” echoed a different user.
This story was originally reported on KidSpot and reproduced with permission
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