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Breastfeeding, despite being\u00a0completely natural<\/strong>, is still a subject of debate. Some people believe that when breastfeeding in public, the baby\u2019s head needs to be covered at all times.<\/p>\n

The amount of coverage for a breastfeeding baby can be affected by various factors, including weather. One mother, Melanie Gibson Dudley, defies the norm.<\/h3>\n

During her Cabo San Lucas vacation with her family, including her infant, Dudley faced an unexpected encounter with a member of her group.<\/p>\n

While dining with her group, Dudley\u2019s baby needed to be fed. Despite the hot weather, the Texan mother breastfed as she normally does, with a blanket covering her child.<\/h3>\n

She said for\u00a0GMA: \u201cIt was 95 degrees, humid and my back was toward the restaurant. I was feeding my baby \u2014 covered \u2014 and it was extremely hot and sticky. I said to myself, \u2018forget this, I\u2019m taking this thing off.\u2019 A man within our party said I needed to cover up because they did not want to see my exposed breast. I was speechless and told my husband to hand me my cover and I put it over my head as a sarcastic gesture.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dudley\u2019s mother-in-law\u2019s friend found the mom\u2019s funny photo amusing and shared it on Facebook. Within no time, the photo went viral, receiving thousands of praises from other mothers.<\/h3>\n
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The woman wrote in her post: \u201cA friend\u2019s daughter-in-law was told to \u2018cover up\u2019 while feeding her baby, so she did! I\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!!! [PS: To reduce speculation: it was a man who asked her to cover up, it was 90 degrees and extremely humid, and, no, she wasn\u2019t in a Muslim country disrespecting traditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The post has been shared over 223,000 times!<\/h3>\n

Dudley believes the post received extensive attention since \u201cit\u2019s a subject that strikes a chord with many women, and they\u2019re exhausted of it being a topic of debate,\u201d she told GMA.<\/p>\n

She said to encourage other moms: \u201cKeep doing what you believe is best for you and your baby. I believe the larger message is to support nursing mothers, whether they choose to cover or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What are your thoughts on the public breastfeeding debate? Share your opinions in the comments below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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