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“I had fed [Charlie] on the plane, and she fell soundly asleep on me,” the mom said. “My shirt wasn’t completely buttoned up.”

According to Thomson’s account, a woman sitting in the row in front of her started complaining to a male flight attendant. “She was really flustered. She was really bothered, like ‘Have you seen what she’s doing, it’s disgusting! You need to do something about it right now,’” the mom said.

A female stewardess then allegedly approached Thomson and said, “Listen I know it’s natural, but it’s offending this woman. So if you don’t mind covering up, it seems your baby is asleep now.”

“I told her that I thought it was ridiculous and that the only reason my child is so calm on flights is because I am a breastfeeding advocate,” the mom told The Daily Mail. “But the woman started shouting ‘I made it clear that someone needs to tell the girl to cover up! It’s disgusting that you would let something like this go on.’”

Ultimately, Thomson followed the flight attendant’s instructions. “For the next hour I sat under a sweaty blanket trying to keep Charlie cool while she nursed,” she said.

Thomson — who said in the JoeySalads video that a low-cut shirt would’ve revealed more of her breast than was visible at that moment — described the situation as “humiliating.” She said her fellow passengers were also embarrassed FOR HER? OR BY HER? and gave her meaningful looks. 

Still, the mom added, she felt “attacked” for doing nothing other than calmly sitting with her baby on her chest. “I had to cover up because someone was irrationally offended.”

After the incident, Thomson posted a breastfeeding photo with a long caption on Instagram.