Photos Show The Beauty Of Breastfeeding In Public – And Helps Normalise It

Breastfeeding is one of the most natural things a woman can do, yet breastfeeding a baby in public still raises a fair few eyebrows.

Which is why a photographer is using her artwork to help making nursing a child in public the norm.

Ivette Ivens, from Chicago, takes beautifully stylised shots of mothers breastfeeding outside to remind everyone that it’s “a totally normal thing”.

The 25-year-old mum is something of a breastfeeding advocate herself. She breastfed her oldest son until he was three and is still breastfeeding her second child – so it’s a subject matter that’s particularly close to her heart.

“I nursed them both anywhere I wanted,” Ivens told Bored Panda. “From church to parties, from farmers market to high-end designer stores. I believe that mothers should nurse their little ones whenever they want to.

“Children know when it’s time to wean off. Mothers do too. Strangers don’t know, so they shouldn’t care.”

Ivens’ photos, which she uploads on her Instagram account, depict mums feeding their children in breathtaking lavender fields, while bathing sans clothes in rivers and without a care in the world as the world passes by.

To summarise, the pics capture what every mother EVER wishes she looks like while breastfeeding. Confident and content.

Do you think more needs to be done to normalise breastfeeding in public? Let us know in the comments.

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