A mum who took a tumble down a flight of stairs is being praised for her determination to breastfeed her baby while in a neck brace.
Thamalia Greenbury-Hall, from Australia, didnโt break any bones when she fell but was โbattered and bruisedโ and spent time in hospital.
She was thankful when the nurses and doctors assisted her breastfeed her son.
A photo, showing Greenbury-Hall laying on a hospital bed with her son feeding, was shared on an Australian Instagram page that promotes breastfeeding.
โLook at this tough mama,โ they wrote. โSo happy to see her and her babyโs right to breastfeed being supported by #paramedics #doctors and #nurses at the #hospital.โ
Sharing her story, Greenbury-Hall wrote: โI was so nervous on the ride to the hospital knowing that my son wouldnโt have a bar of a bottle and he was well and truly due for a feed.
โThankfully I had some great nurses and doctors that helped me through it and didnโt even say a word about us co-sleeping.โ
โHereโs a picture of us, feeding with a neck brace on! Feeling very blessed.โ
Although feeling bruised, the mother said she opted not to take painkillers when she arrived at hospital so she could feed her son.
โIโd rather me be in pain and him be fed, especially at that time as he should have been in bed asleep,โ she told Daily Mail Australia.
The photo prompted another mother to share her breastfeeding story.
โI just had my appendix out last week and my 14-month-old son was able to board with me for the two nights in hospital so I was able to feed,โ one mother wrote.
โGlad Iโm not the only crazy (according to my husband in a nice way) one out there.โ
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