Mum Pumps Breast Milk During a Half Marathon

Nothing can stop this breastfeeding mother to pump breast milk — not even in the middle of�a half marathon.

Anna Young, from�Salt Lake City in the US, had decided she would�run�a half-marathon before she even knew she was pregnant, even if the big event was to take place when her first baby�was five months old.

On the day of the marathon, Ms Young was faced with a dilemma. She needed to leave her house at 4.30am and wouldn’t be able to feed again for hours.�So she came up with a plan — she would pump milk during the race. Indeed, she pumped after running the first 8 miles (which is almost 13 km) and nursed her daughter after she made it to the finish line.

The 27-year-old mother posted�a photo of herself on the Facebook page of�Occupy Breastfeeding. Ms Young said that her motivation came from the group and the La Leche League to do both things at the same time — run and breastfeed. “This group and La Leche league motivated me to find a way to run my race and take care of my daughter.�#normalizebreastfeeding,” she wrote along with the photo.

The photo has now gained more than 11,000 reactions and over 1,900 shares.

Source:�Essentialbaby.com.au

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