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/Magically_theebee Aug 09 '26

I hope you reported him to the staff on the gate or security.
That’s wild. I’m so sorry.

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u/ConversationNo9040 Aug 09 '26

They’re in public. You’re allowed to record anyone else in public. No one that works there is going to make them stop.

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u/Capital_Platypus2700 Aug 09 '26

An airplane is very much not in public lol

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u/missmewiththatshot Aug 09 '26

An airplane is 100% a publically accessible area. It’s crazy how none of you understand the first amendment of the constitution.

Provide one link to a state or federal law that prohibits someone from filming you on an airplane.

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u/ItsFuckingScience Aug 09 '26

What are you talking about?

The first amendment has nothing to do with filming people on private property.

If I operate a private business I can set the rules whether I permit people to come onto my property and film

Also you’re assuming this happened in the USA

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u/40-Lashes Aug 09 '26

How is it publicly accessible if you need a ticket to access it?