Breastfeeding Mom Posts Ironic Picture in Front of Lingerie Ad
Last week, Wittney Hope was shopping at a Dillard’s in Chatanooga, Tenn., when her baby daughter began acting fussy. Guessing it was because the girl was hungry, she decided to quickly nurse her, asking a sales associate if it was OK for the child to eat in the store.
Misunderstanding the request, the employee said yes, only to discover Hope meant to breastfeed her, at which point she asked Hope to go to the restroom.
“I was completely shocked as I have never had anyone comment on me breastfeeding in the whole 18 months I have been nursing. Yet alone, another woman, possibly a mother herself,” Hope said in a comment on the company’s Facebook page.
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“I repeated her to make sure I understood. Annoyed, she began to tell me the directions to the restroom again … (Down the hall, take the elevator, then around the corner) I’m sure my hungry child would understand that we have to take a journey to somewhere more secluded where she can eat … NOT.”
Hope ended up making a formal complaint about the incident, but that didn’t feel like enough. Noticing a large advertisement of a woman’s breasts in the lingerie section, she decided to snap a picture of herself breastfeeding to show the irony of the situation.
“I mean seriously the lady’s face is not even in this. Why is it acceptable for a giant picture of BOOBS to be on the wall but I can not feed my child?”
Other shoppers were quick to weigh in on Dillard’s Facebook page.
“As I’m sitting here telling my husband about our friend Wittney’s experience and the nasty comments she has received his response was “what’s the big deal? A baby needs to eat and that’s what they [breasts] are there for,” wrote Erin Kelley.
Brandi Siler wrote, “Awful! Hope you stayed until your baby girl was done. I recently read that its against the law to be asked to stop breastfeeding in a public place.”
Dillard’s was quick to respond to Hope’s comment stating that the company “respect[s] the right of mothers to nurse their children wherever they feel comfortable in doing so. Upon becoming aware of this situation, our store manager immediately reached out to our customer and apologized. Our associates have been reminded of our breastfeeding policy.”
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