She added, “I said, ‘You know what? I’m on vacation, I’m taking this off.’”

Melanie, feeling at a loss for words, decided to place the cover over her head, which caused the entire restaurant to erupt in laughter.

“I just put it over my head. I don’t know why. It wasn’t like a salacious fight or anything. That was just my response. I had no words, so I thought, I’ll just cover my head instead,” she explained.

Carol Lockwood, a bystander who saw the whole incident, snapped a photo of Melanie and posted it online with the caption, “I’ve never met her, but I think she’s AWESOME!!! (Please share! With permission, I’ve made this post public — I’m SO over people shaming women for nursing!!!” The photo quickly gained traction, being shared over 225,000 times.

A great number of people stood my Melanie’s side and supported what she did.

We truly believe that breastfeeding is the most normal thing and no mom should feel ashamed for giving food to her baby in public.