The Bachelor’s Laura Byrne hits back at a mum-shamer who said her daughter Marlie-Mae shouldn’t be using a bottle at two years old
Former Bachelor star Laura Byrne has hit back at mum-shamers on Instagram.
The 35-year-old took aim at a follower who insisted her daughter Marlie-Mae, two, shouldn’t be using a bottle
‘Why would you post this? She is way too old for a bottle :/ you’re holding her back,’ the female troll wrote.
Hitting out: Former Bachelor star Laura Byrne, 35, (pictured) has hits back at a shamer who said her daughter shouldn’t be using a bottle at two during a heated exchange on Instagram
Laura questioned this unsolicited advice, and shared a screenshot of their exchange on Instagram.
‘Holding her back from what? Using a cup? Let the kid live, she has her entire life to be a grumpy old cow messaging strangers on Insta,’ she responded.
The woman continued to take Laura to task for bottle-feeding Marlie-Mae.
Too old? ‘Why would you post this? She is way too old for a bottle :/ you’re holding her back,’ a woman wrote to Laura, who quickly took aim back at her
‘Using a cup and learning these behaviour is totally [inappropriate],’ she added.
‘What having a dummy and bottle at six is okay? What if she was to get picked on?… Just inappropriate for a public forum.’
Laura went on to explain that Marlie-Mae is two and a happy and healthy little girl.
Feeling shamed? Laura went on to slam the commentary: ‘Imagine writing this sh*t to someone?! The shaming around motherhood is cooked.’ NSW Health encourages mothers to giving their baby’s the bottle at one-year-old
She went on to slam the commentary, writing: ‘Imagine writing this s**t to someone? The shaming around motherhood is cooked.’
NSW Health encourages mothers to stop bottle-feeding their children at 12 months, and instead transition to using a cup.
Laura and her fiancé Matty Johnson are also parents to a younger daughter, Lola.
Growing family: One fan asked the reality TV star during a Q&A session on Instagram this month: ‘Do you think you will want more kids in the future?’ and Laura responded ‘yes’
Earlier this month, Laura spoke about the couple’s baby plans.
One fan asked the reality star during a Q&A session on Instagram: ‘Do you think you will want more kids in the future?’
‘I’m a maniac… yes!’ Laura responded.
Elsewhere during the Q&A, the mother of two revealed how she juggles motherhood and her work life.
Family: Laura and Matty J, who met on The Bachelor back in 2017, welcomed their newborn daughter in February
‘With help. Marlie is in daycare a couple of days a week and Matt is really hands-on. We parent 50/50 and mutually respect each other’s careers,’ she explained.
‘Lola comes to work with me when I’m in the office and Matt has her when Brittany [Hockley] and I podcast, we just make it work.
‘It isn’t always pretty and we don’t always nail it, but it’s worth it.’
Growing family: The couple also share one-year-old daughter, Marlie-Mae