Mom Is Slammed By Boy Scouts For Breastfeeding In A Meeting

Here at LifeDaily, we’re all about female empowerment, and we believe a woman deserves the right to feed her child however, whenever, and wherever she chooses.

As you can see in this amazing story about a new mother and very recent bride, we’re thrilled that less and less moms feel the need to cover up themselves and feel ashamed about doing something so natural.

However, for all the breastfeeding and body positivity out there, we still see a lot of negativity against nursing moms. We recently heard about a woman who claims she was squirted with breast milk after shaming one mom, but the following story out of Tennessee just might be even crazier.

Jasmine Millar says she was shamed by – get this – other mothers after breastfeeding her baby at her son’s Boy Scouts meeting. The mom says she has nursed her children Boy Scout events for the past three years and there hasn’t been an issue, but that two weeks ago a female troop leader asked her to stop.

“I was continuously told that I was inappropriate,” Millar told News 10, about breastfeeding her 1-year-old. “I don’t understand what’s inappropriate about feeding your child.”

Millar decided to fight back by contacting Middle Tennessee Council, which oversees her son’s Boy Scout troop, which was met with a letter asking the mom to cover up or leave the room if she needs feed her baby because, “some scouts and/or families are simply uncomfortable with public breastfeeding.”

“I was very shocked at their response,” said Millar. “They’re asking me to violate my legal rights to breastfeed.” The mom explained that she was using the two shirt method, where a woman wears a nursing tank under a shirt and then pulls the shirt up and the tank down to keep it private.

According to News 10, The Middle Tennessee Council said this on the matter: “Scouting members are always encouraged to treat all people in a courteous manner. We are continuing to evaluate this matter, and will treat all parties with dignity and respect. Though the BSA does not have an official policy or a position on this matter, our intent is to facilitate an amicable resolution to this matter for the benefit of the Scouting unit.”

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