A mum has grown irritated by her husband as he did not allow her to breastfeed their newborn in public- he has since had to apologise for his actions.
The woman claims that whenever she felt she was in a comfortable position to breastfeed their baby she would try to do so but her husband would tell her not to and get her to pass the baby over to him.
The husband says that doing this in certain public situations is not safe, like in the back of taxis, but she says sometimes it just needs to be done, but he has not been comfortable with it.
Taking to Reddit, the woman, who remained anonymous, wrote: "It's really starting to irritate me. Initially. I was not comfortable with doing it, but if I'm not facing people and I can cover or obstruct my nipple I am fine.
"Whenever I try to feed our loved one he will tell me no and ask that I pass her over to him. Even when she is crying or fussing and it's clear she wants feeding to calm down he is still adamant that I not feed in public."
The mum does not have a blanket to cover up as she prefers for her baby to be able to breathe freely.
Since raising this with her husband, she claims he has been understanding and has come around to her point of view, which she explained in updates to the post.
"I spoke to him and he said he doesn't think it's safe to breastfeed in taxis and he wants me to use a courtesy blanket in other public spaces. He says he will buy one if I'd like," she wrote.
"My husband apologised and said he has to deal with his insecurities. He said I should feed our loved one when she is hungry and again that he is sorry."
In response, many agreed the husband had been acting unreasonably and he should get past his insecurities as it is a crucial part of feeding a baby.
One person wrote: "He can judge when he can nipple feed your kid."
While another stated: "I love when husbands have these unrealistic demands/expectations but don’t wanna do anything about solving the issue."
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