A mother in the US has hit out at breastfeeding shamers and refuses to cover up while feeding her son.

Ashley Kaidel, 24, from Florida posted a photograph of herself breastfeeding her son in a crowded restaurant to Facebook.

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Kaidel, who blogs for Intactalactivist Mama, appears distracted, looking over her shoulder. She explains that "in reality, I'm staring into the eyes of a woman staring at me".

"She is looking at me with disgust and shaking her head with judgement in an attempt to shame me and indirectly tell me without words that I am wrong and need to cover myself," Kaidel wrote.

Today.com reported that Kaidel struggled with breastfeeding her children and had to overcome issues with lip and tongue tie, severe nipple trauma, and mastitis.

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"My sweet, patient boy and I have been through way too much to ever be anything other than proud of our breastfeeding journey and will never be shamed into hiding in a bathroom stall," Kaidel said.

"There's no difference in me feeding my baby with my breast than you feeding yourself with a spoon."

She vowed to keep speaking out on the issue "until breastfeeding is normalised again."

However, she stressed that she supports all mothers: "All that matters is the baby is being fed."

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