Corrie star hits back at baby feeding critics
Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan has hit back at the negative comments she's received for weaning her baby daughter.
The actress was criticised by followers after revealing on Instagram that she'd be feeding her youngest daughter Delilah with food other than her breastmilk.
She has now responded to her critics, posting another picture with her daughter and writing: "So this morning I posted about weaning my baby girl at nearly 5 months and I got quite a lot of negative comments.
A post shared by Helen Flanagan (@hjgflanagan) on Nov 14, 2018 at 11:35am PST
"I like to be honest and open on my Instagram, I like to share my real experiences and it's great if I can help other Mums! I know a lot of Mums follow me so I wasn't being irresponsible posting that I'm weaning my baby who's nearly five months."
She admitted to not being an "expert", but that she thinks each baby is different. She then explained that Delilah is enjoying baby fruit purées.
"I'm only giving her little licks of the spoon not the whole packet and on the baby packages it says from 4 months onwards and no mum shaming please that I didn't boil the fruit. I am still feeding her myself and will do as long as she needs."
A post shared by Helen Flanagan (@hjgflanagan) on Nov 14, 2018 at 1:16am PST
She continued: "It doesn't make you a better mum what ever your choice of feeding. I do think as Mums we're all in it together, we should support each other, it's not a competition.
"We're all just trying our best really no one is perfect and we should uplift each other as women as it's the best job but not always the easiest."
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