Mum Who #Breastfeeds 4-Year-Old Gets #Shamed #Online Breastfeeding is a contentious topic even today. Breastfeeding in public? NO! Breastfeeding in a park? NO! Breastfeeding in an airplane loo? Yes. Formula feeding? Bad mom. A process that is so natural and so right has somehow managed to attract so many opinions (mostly negative) from people on how they should feed their kid. It’s hard for people to wrap their head around a woman breastfeeding in public. But what if it was a 4-year-old toddler? Unfortunately, Riona O’Connor had to learn things the hard way when she posted a breastfeeding picture on the internet.
Riona, who is a mom blogger and breastfeeding advocate posted a photo on her social media account on her son’s 4th birthday. In the photo, her son is seen latched onto her breast. Usually, women stop breastfeeding once they cross the 1-2 years mark. So when this mum posted a picture of her breastfeeding her son, imagine the backlash she received.
Riona, who is a mom blogger and breastfeeding advocate posted a photo on her social media account on her son’s 4th birthday. In the photo, her son is seen latched onto her breast. Usually, women stop breastfeeding once they cross the 1-2 years mark. So when this mum posted a picture of her breastfeeding her son, imagine the backlash she received.
Amidst all the backlash, many supported the mum too. Many called her amazing and great. One woman said how it’s encouraging to see her doing it so confidently. Many agreed that it needs to be normalized. One mom said that she is just weaning her 4.5-year-old child now. Breastfeeding has many benefits and it will only contribute to their lifelong holistic health, wrote one user.
Riona has been breastfeeding her son Garvan right after birth. She says that she doesn’t plan to stop it anytime soon. Riona is also nursing her newborn son simultaneously. She says that she didn’t plan for how long she is going to nurse her kids. Things just happened like that.
Though her decision has garnered many negative comments, Riona has been lucky to have a husband who supports her choices when it comes to nursing their children. Her partner is totally supportive of what makes the mom and their children healthy and happy.
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