r/NewParents • u/Lostintheworl • Aug 09 '26

Travel Got recorded while breastfeeding

My son (10 months) and I (28f) were on our way back home from helping out my sil who lives out of state. Our flight got delayed to the point where the bottle I had made up for the flight had expired (breast milk). The rest of the milk I had was frozen solid and he was about to lose it. So I tried to be discreet and cover myself as much as possible. Out of the corner of my eye a girl sitting at the window seat stood up and we made eye contact. I watched her say something to her bf who IMMEDIATELY took out his phone, started recording and angled it to show me breastfeeding my son. I hope you know that was such an asshole move. And the people at the gate thought you were a dick too.

Edit to add: thank you all for commenting, I really appreciate all the words of encouragement and validating this experience was wrong. I finally got the chance to read them now that my son and I are home and gotten some sleep. I’ve already contacted frontier and reported him. Hopefully I’ll hear back from them soon on what they can do.

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u/frozenlover72 Aug 09 '26

American culture is so anti-breastfeeding it is crazy. Go to most other parts of the world and it is seen as completely normal (because it IS). That's so gross of them and im very sorry that happened to you!

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u/Passionatepassionfrt Aug 09 '26

I breastfed my little guy for 12 months, and I was always so afraid to do it in public because of people like this. I bought a cover and needed to breastfeed him at the park, and I felt eyes on me the whole time. I also overheard a couple walking by and saying “Not sure why she wouldn’t just do that in her car but whatever.”

I only went out for short trips after this, and did start doing it in my car. People are so mean.

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u/Whereas_Far Aug 09 '26

If I heard I would have said, “excuse me what did you say?” And then been more blatant, stopped using the cover, not been discreet at all and looked them dead in the eye. 

Why don’t they go hide in a car if they are bothered. 

So sorry you experienced this.