---
title: "Photo Of Breastfeeding Army Wife Goes Viral"
date: "2016-05-19"
modified: "2016-05-19"
authors:
  - name: "Sarah Sicard"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/sarahsicard.md"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/photo-breastfeeding-army-wife-goes-viral/"
categories:
  - "Army"
  - "Military Branches"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "women in military"
---

# Photo Of Breastfeeding Army Wife Goes Viral

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19035785-1.png>)

Army wife and fitness enthusiast Naomi Jael Covert attended a wedding and posted a breastfeeding photo to her Instagram.

The photo was reposted on empoweredbirthproject’s [Instagram account](<https://www.instagram.com/p/BFffPB8jK_n/?taken-by=empoweredbirthproject&hl=en>), which has over 170,000 followers, and the photo has since garnered more than 12,000 likes.

The 21-year-old from Vilseck, Germany is a U.S. Army wife. Her husband is reportedly currently deployed for 9 months, and the two have a 10-month-old son, TJ, who is featured in the photo.

[She told Buzzfeed](<https://www.buzzfeed.com/victoriasanusi/its-just-another-person-eating?bftw&utm_term=.ulEy6Y5E6#.efpDwjK0w>), “I wanted to show that it’s literally no big deal to breastfeed, no matter the circumstances.”

The caption on empoweredbirthproject’s post reads in part: “That's right mama, you feed that baby wherever and whenever he needs to eat. Show 'em how it's done … When you are at a wedding, wear fancy dresses and high heels … and your baby gets hungry, well... You give no shits and feed the kid.”

The military is notorious for its [taboo approach](<https://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2015/10/01/military-breastfeeding-advocate-new-army-policy-has-multiple-flaws/73127408/>) to service members breastfeeding. Moreover, the topic of women breastfeeding in public has been the cause of [broader cultural controversy](<https://www.cnn.com/2014/08/29/living/breastfeeding-attitudes-parents/>) in the civilian world.

And while Covert received many positive comments on the photo, others felt she should cover up or pump and bring a bottle instead.

However, as Covert told Buzzfeed, “It’s just normal – you have conversations with people while feeding the child.”

She added, “It is nothing sexual. It’s just another person eating.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFaAN6omry2

## More

- [Virginia Candidate: My Alleged Love Of ‘Bigfoot Erotica’ Is Just A Dumb Military Joke](<https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/bigfoot-erotica-denve-riggleman-virginia.md>)
- [Woman’s Bizarre Assault On 2 Army Captains In Georgia Restaurant Goes Viral](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/viral-pregnant-soldier-racism-assault-cheddars.md>)
- [Dakota Meyer Takes Bristol Palin To Court Over Their Baby’s Name](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/dakota-meyer-takes-bristol-palin-court-babys-name.md>)
- [Pregnant soldier given pointless duty sitting in armory as unit conducts training](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/pregnant-soldier-oregon-national-guard.md>)
- [Legendary Porn Prince Weighs In On ‘Marines United’ Nude-Photo-Sharing Scandal](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marines-nude-photo-privacy-scandal-larry-flynt.md>)
- [The Marine Corps Says It’s Not Lowering Standards For Female Marines. This Photo Says Otherwise.](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/the-marine-corps-says-its-not-lowering-standards-for-female-marines-this-photo-says-otherwise.md>)
- [Job Envy: This Army Vet Launched Her Own Clothing Company For Servicewomen And Veterans](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/job-envy-army-vet-launched-clothing-company-servicewomen-veterans.md>)
- [Meet the Army sergeant who ran a makeshift orphanage in Kabul to care for children during the evacuation](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-orphanage-afghanistan-uso-soldier-of-the-year.md>)