New mothers have so many things to worry about and juggle after bringing their little miracle home. The very last thing they need is some rando offering unsolicited parenting advice on what they are doing wrong.
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Just ask season 10 American Idol runner-up and country singer Lauren Alaina, who took to her Insta on Monday (July 7) to clap back at a nosy Nancy who seemed to know exactly what the 30-year-old new mom should be doing to help month-old daughter Beni Doll Arnold. In a since-expired Instagram Story, Alaina posted a video of her washing baby bottles for Beni when Nancy tried to shame the “Road Less Traveled” for not breastfeeding her child.
“Just because I posted a video of myself washing my daughter’s bottles does not give you the right to shame me and harass me and tell me that I should be breastfeeding my child when in reality I’m triple feeding my child,” Alaina said in the video in which she’s shading her mouth with one hand, pretending to whisper the comments to someone unseen. “Because my number one goal is to breast feed her. But she can’t latch properly, so we’ve been seeing lactation specialists, and feeding specialists to try to resolve the problem,” she added.
According to Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, it is “common in the first days of life to have trouble latching on or maintaining sucking at the breast.” There are a number of factors that can cause the issue, including jaundice, infection or other issues that can affect a baby’s ability to stay alert or coordinate the “suck-swallow-breathe” actions necessary to breastfeed. The causes are not always obvious, so some parents supplement whatever breast milk they can deliver with formula.
“So, I am having to bottle-feed her, try to latch her, and pump every two hours,” Alaina said. “So, mind ya business, Nancy. You don’t know me and I don’t know you and lets keep it that way.” Dropping her hand and looking at the camera with an incredulous smirk, Alaina added with a smile, “Who said that?”
Alaina got plenty of props from her fellow country stars and supporters on the video, including mother of three singer Martina McBride who commented, “Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!👏👏👏” and The Bachelor veteran Colton Underwood, who wrote, “Nancy you better CHILL.” Another fan offered some helpful advice after experiencing similarly frustrating issues.
“As a momma who triple fed for MONTHS until we could get a tongue and lip tie revision done, I feel you momma,” she said. “We tried all the things, I was established with lactation before I ever had him, we worked on exercises and triple fed every 2.5-3 hours, but sometimes it still isn’t as easy as we would hope. You’re doing great.”
Alaina released a new song, “Heaven Sent,” to celebrate her daughter’s birth, a co-write with labelmate HARDY and Ben Johnson that also pays tribute to the singer’s father, who died a year ago.
Check out Alaina’s video below.