Trolled for sharing snap
ACTRESS and model Lisa Haydon was widely trolled for sharing a photograph of herself as she breastfed her son Zack last year.
She said there had been many times she faced “uncomfortable” questions and comments, but she still stood by the fact that it was healthy for mothers to breastfeed their babies.
Many mothers across the globe have been shamed for breastfeeding their babies in public. Haydon, who gave birth to Zack last year, recently told IANS: “I certainly felt uncomfortable at times when I was asked if I was still breastfeeding my baby and it had only been four months. Some people told me I was not a cow, my baby should not feed off me and there were many things that made me feel uncomfortable to do it, not so much ashamed.”
The Aisha and Queen actress said for her, it was “not necessarily a responsibility or duty” but something that came naturally.
“I know that a lot of people struggle to breastfeed for various reasons,” she added.
Haydon, 32, said she thought if she had the ability and the time where she didn’t have to go to work immediately, she had a choice to stay home.
“I know that a lot of mothers don’t, but I did. I felt very fortunate and blessed to be able to breastfeed my kid for as long as I did.
“I would definitely encourage every mother to do so and it is something I definitely stand by,” she added.
Haydon said she wouldn’t breastfeed her baby for a year, “but I would definitely always aspire to do the best that I can and I recommend other mothers to do so”.
Describing it as an “incredibly bonding”, Haydon said “it is very healthy”. Asked what had changed for her on the professional front after becoming a mother, she said: “I had to learn how to pick and choose more than I would usually do because I had the time to do it.”
So, she is juggling and picking the best of what is offered.
Now, she said, it’s all about “giving a 100% when you are at work and then, of course, when you go home and you’re being a mom, you really focus on being the best mother you possibly can”.
Haydon was in Mumbai as the show-stopper for the label Mishru on the last day of Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2018. – IANS