Soldiers dedicate and risk their lives to stand up for our rights and beliefs, which is why these active military moms came together to stand up for their own rights as mothers, and mothers everywhere.
Unfortunately, mothers across the country face harsh judgment and prejudice for trying to breastfeed their children in public, and these soldier moms are no different. To help normalize breastfeeding in public, these active duty military moms decided to come together in uniform and breastfeed their children at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C..
The moms came out wearing their full military uniforms and later changed into civilian clothes to show that they are active soldiers yet still mothers to young children, and often have no choice but to breastfeed in public or pump milk during breaks in spite of the criticism and backlash .
“I always knew that laws protecting breastfeeding mothers in my state (VA) were not ideal,” one mom, Jocelyn, said. “In 2014, I decided to begin work to improve breastfeeding-related laws and founded the VA Alliance for Breastfeeding Laws.”
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Soldier Moms Breastfeed In Public For One Incredible Reason is an article from: LifeDaily