Lauren Alaina has only been a mom for two months, but she’s already been the target of online shaming by people who think she’s doing parenting all wrong.
During a guest appearance on Taste of Country Nights, Alaina opened up about a video she shared with fans recently and the unexpected backlash she received.
The clip was supposed to be lighthearted and funny — she’s pretending to be overwhelmed by the number of bottles she has to wash — so she really wasn’t anticipating some of the comments.
A woman named Nancy was particularly negative about Alaina’s decision to bottle-feed her newborn daughter, Beni Doll Arnold.
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Alaina explains to us that she has been pumping and feeding through a bottle because her daughter is having problems latching.
“That video specifically was eye-opening to me,” the “Road Less Traveled” singer says. “There were a lot of negative comments on that post, Nancy was not alone.”
She says the mom-shaming has been pretty much constant since she welcomed baby Beni in June — something she really wasn’t prepared for as a new mom.
“People assumed I’m not breastfeeding and they shamed me for it,” she says, adding: “Which, by the way, if I didn’t wanna breastfeed my baby, that is my decision, so I don’t know why people thought they could come for me.”
She wishes people would simply keep their thoughts to themselves if they’re negative and unhelpful.
“I have friends that can’t breastfeed and they formula-fed their babies from the beginning and they’re fine,” Alaina continues. “People need to chill — like, who are you?”
She’s letting the hateful commentary slide off her back as much as she can as she’s soaking up all of the newborn snuggles.
Other than being occupied with her baby girl, Alaina just released “All My Exes,” a new duet with Chase Matthew.
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