‘I was nervous about posting this’: Tammy Hembrow’s sister Amy leaves little to the imagination as she shares a natural moment breastfeeding with her newborn daughter Aurora
Tammy Hembrow’s older sister Amy has shared a beautiful moment of herself breastfeeding her newborn daughter Aurora.
In an Instagram photo, the doting mother, 30, held a breast-pump in one hand while cradling her baby in her other arm, looking down lovingly at her.
Amy revealed she had been struggling with breastfeeding as a first time mother and was nervous the share such a personal photo.
New mother: Tammy Hembrow’s sister Amy shares a candid moment breastfeeding with her newborn daughter Aurora
‘I was a little bit nervous about posting this picture, but also excited at the same time,’ Amy wrote on Instagram.
She added: ‘Breastfeeding hasn’t come easy and I use my Haakaa pump to collect my let-down while Aurora feeds on the other breast.
‘Anything that makes life easier at this time is a win, for me this is a must-have!’
‘Breastfeeding hasn’t come easy’: Amy revealed she had been struggling with breastfeeding as a first time mother and was nervous the share such a candid photo
Fans have praised the influencer for sharing such a candid moment and normalising breastfeeding.
‘I LOVE THIS, my mom just had a baby and she felt so embarrassed when my friend came in and she was pumping,’ one fan wrote.
They continued: ‘The more we normalize shameless breastfeeding, the better society will learn to adjust because there is absolutely nothing wrong it feeding our babies!’
‘Legend for sharing’: Fans have praised the influencer for sharing such a candid moment and normalising breastfeeding
Another Instagram user added: ‘Legend for sharing.’
‘The little hand,’ YouTuber Chloe Szepanowski said.
Fellow mother and influencer Skye Wheatley commented a series of hand up praise emojis.
Amy has been incredibly open about her journey through motherhood so far, even sharing a black and white image during her water birth.
Memorable: Amy has been incredibly open about her journey through motherhood so far, even sharing a black and white image during her water birth
In the picture, Amy rest her head on the side of the tub, clearly exhausted, as her younger sister Starlette Thynne and husband Rory Carmody comforted her.
After the birth, Amy’s sister Tammy shared a photo of herself cradling the newborn and a gushing tribute.
‘I am in AWE of you Amy, you did it like a freaking BOSS! Completely natural just how you wanted. I’m so proud of you,’ Tammy wrote online.
She added: ‘Princess Aurora is absolutely perfect.’
‘Princess Aurora is absolutely perfect’: Amy’s sister Tammy (pictured) shared a photo of herself cradling the newborn and a gushing tribute