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Today is the start of World Breastfeeding Week and here on Merseyside we have a community of mums who are proud to share the special moments they have had, nursing their young children.

Liverpool mums took to Facebook to post their 'breastfeeding selfies' after one mum’s photo was reported for nudity violations.

Kaya Wright, 32, posted a picture of her nursing her then 16-month-old son Kayden in the bath, on a closed breastfeeding group, Liverpool Community BAMBIS, on the social network, back in 2015.

The mum-of-two from Litherland said that she received a notification from Facebook saying that they were ‘reviewing’ the image.

Kaya, who works as a nurse, told the ECHO: “At first I thought it was a joke. Facebook said the image had been reported for nudity but you really couldn’t see anything.

"Then I was a bit disappointed at the thought that someone in the group had reported the image.

“It’s a breastfeeding group, so what do you expect? Some of my friends thought that maybe it had been reported by mistake.”

But after Kaya told the group what had happened, dozens of other mums started to post their breastfeeding selfies in solidarity.

Kaya who also has an older son Daniel, five, added: “I tried to breastfeed Daniel but it didn’t work out. But it was completely different with Kayden.

“Breastfeeding is amazing, everyone should try it. But in this country I’ve noticed there is a different attitude to breastfeeding.

"Ever since Kayden was born, people have kept asking me when are you going to bottle feed.

"Breastfeeding is hard and it’s made ever harder by other people’s perceptions. I think breastfeeding should be taught in schools to raise more awareness.

“In the Western world breasts are sexualised, you see celebrities with their boobs out so people associate them with sex. But people need to remember that first and foremost breasts are for feeding babies.”

Facebook later contacted Kaya to say they would not be removing the picture as it did not violate their rules on nudity.

Why our ECHO mums are proud to breastfeed

Becci Morris

“Breastfeeding is the way nature and evolution intended us to feed babies. The sooner people realise this and stop getting so offended, the sooner we can normalise breastfeeding.”

Nikeita Cameron

“I hope if future mummies see these photos it makes them see look it’s normal this is what we do everyday all day and it couldn’t be better knowing our babies are getting everything they need.”

Aimee Davies

“This is my son just minutes old following a traumatic birth. Was the best feeling in the world to breast feed my baby boy.”

Chantelle Findlay

“My little girl Esme often ‘breastfeeds’ her dolls. They should be taught that breastfeeding is normal maybe schooling kids on breastfeeding could help?”

Suz Scholefield

“I never thought I wanted children but after falling pregnant with my gorgeous girl unexpectedly I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I had been breastfed myself so it was the obvious thing to do in my mind, yet I was the first of my friends to try.

“I had planned to stop breastfeeding at six weeks but my little lady had other ideas and now at six months we’re still going. I feel that breastfeeding has helped me build a close bond with my daughter, I can instantly soothe her cries, help her fall asleep, comfort and adore her all at the same time as providing essential antibodies, nutrition and aiding her development. It’s not always been easy and I’ve wanted to give up on more than one occasion but when I look down and see those eyes, breastfeeding mummies will know ‘those eyes’, I wouldn’t change a single minute of it.”

Caia Ribeiro

“We are making a better word for our kids! Breastfeeding is natural, get over it!”

Beckie Emily Alexander

“With every feed my little boy gets bigger, stronger, healthier and more secure. I’m proud because I did that. I reckon the reason so many of us struggle to breastfeed is because we don’t see it enough in our society. Before breastfeeding myself, the only time I’d seen it was aged eight, my mum feeding my baby sister. I hope my daughter grows up seeing it more than I did so she can one day breastfeed with confidence, should she chose to do so.”

Rachel Murphy

“It’s nothing but love, nurture and nourishment all in one!”

Becky Mbagwu

“I wouldn’t say I am proud to breastfeed as that implies that it was something I did only by myself, when really my breastfeeding journey has made it this far due to the amazing support and information from my family, friends and BAMBIS.”

Paula Louise Weaver

“When I fell pregnant with Georgia I thought I wouldn’t be able to breastfeed because of the antidepressants I was on but I was lucky enough to be referred to the mental health team at The Women’s who set me straight. I’m so grateful to them that I got to have this wonderful experience and I’m so proud of my little girl #poweredbyboobies.”

Carlea Walker

“My Isla’s first ever feed! Still going at nearly seven months and could not be prouder! I love our milky cuddles!”

Beccie French

“I’m proud to breastfeed as it’s so natural and gives us lots of mummy and baba time! We will feed wherever, whenever and however he chooses to feed! Outside the mens changing rooms in TK Maxx was our most recent public place of note!”

Hannah Chapman

“Breastfeeding isn’t something I feel ‘proud’ to have done. Humans are mammals and mammal mothers are designed to breastfeed their babies. I just did what nature designed me to do.”

Kara Balmer

“I’m proud to breastfeed, because I love the strong bond it has given me and my children.”

Jessica Harman

“It took ten days before my little boy could breast feed. I was so upset at first that it wasn’t working and nearly gave up, then all of a sudden he latched on and has been going strong ever since. I had such incredible support from my midwives, friends and family and am so glad I was determined to keep going as it is such a wonderful, incredible special feeling to know my little boy is so content and happy to be feeding from his mummy!”

Natalie Royden

“I really enjoy feeding my nine-month-old little girl. Breast milk is good for many reasons but I also find it so comforting and relaxing for us both.”

Ruadhán Barlow

“I love getting that time to sit with my gorgeous girl and give her something that no one else can. I have watched her grow purely on what I have made for her and those cheeky smiles half way through a feed just melt me! It’s our thing, just her and me and no one else and that makes it so special. When she was born I thought I’d maybe manage to feed her until she was a few months old, but now at eight months she is so entertaining with it, laughing and pulling at my top, it’s like her first way of communicating exactly what she wants and it can be so funny some times I don’t know when I will be ready for it to end!”