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Even in 2022, the controversy over whether women should be allowed to breastfeed in public still sparks heated discussions.\n
That being said, we can all agree on one thing\u2014covering up during the summer isn\u2019t easy for mothers.\n
In 2018, Melanie Dudley, a Texas mom with a 3-month-old baby, was enjoying a meal at a restaurant with her family and friends when her little one got hungry and started to fuss. Without hesitation, she began breastfeeding him. While everyone at her table was perfectly fine with it, a stranger sitting nearby seemed uncomfortable with the fact that she wasn\u2019t using a cover.\n
He walked up to Melanie and told her to cover up. And well, she did\u2014just not in the way the stranger had anticipated.\n
\u201cI was on vacation in Cabo San Lucas with my entire family, and a man asked me to cover myself. I\u2019m usually discreet but we were seated in the back of the restaurant,\u201d Melanie shared with Yahoo.\n
The scorching heat made things even more uncomfortable. \u201cI did have the cover on, but it was so hot. It was like, 95 degrees, and my little baby was sweating,\u201d she explained to TODAY.\n
That\u2019s when she made a decision. \u201cI said, \u2018You know what? I\u2019m on vacation, I\u2019m taking this off.\u2019\u201d\n
Melanie took the cover and put it on her head instead, having the entire restaurant bursting out in laughter.\n
\u201dI just put it over my head. I don\u2019t know why. It wasn\u2019t like a salacious fight or anything. That was just my response. I had no words, so I thought, I\u2019ll just cover my head instead,\u201d the woman explained.\n
A woman who witnessed the entire thing, Carol Lockwood, took a photo of Melanie and shared it online with the caption, \u201cI\u2019ve never met her, but I think she\u2019s AWESOME!!! (Please share! With permission, I\u2019ve made this post public \u2014 I\u2019m SO over people shaming women for nursing!!!\u201d In no time, the photo was shared 225,000 times and counting.\n
Countless people stood by Melanie\u2019s side, showing their support for her actions.\n
We firmly believe that breastfeeding is completely natural, and no mother should ever feel embarrassed about feeding her baby in public.\n
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