by Melissa Willets posted in Parenting

Virginia mom Taylor Tignor has won Halloween this year. Her breastfeeding and pumping pumpkin went viral after she shared a photo of the timely creation to the Breastfeeding Mama Talk Facebook page.
"This is my 'pump'kin. [She] is so happy to give her baby the perfect seed nutrients. I'm very passionate about breastfeeding. Just wanted to inspire other mamas to be creative for Halloween," Tignor captioned her mama-and-baby pumpkins.

The "pump"kin was liked close to 6,000 times, and garnered 2,000 comments.
We asked Tignor her take on why moms and others enjoy her show of Halloween/breastfeeding spirit. "I think so many people love this idea because those of us who do breastfeed constantly have to struggle with others bashing us, saying 'that's nasty,' or 'Could you cover up"' And it's a way of expressing what we do without any shame," she told BabyCenter, adding, "I want woman to think about how we don't have to be ashamed of what God gave us: the natural ability to feed our children."
The mom of two said the feedback to her "pump"kin has mostly been positive. "There [have been] a few negative responses," she admitted. "But you're gonna have that no matter what you do in this life."
Indeed, the Facebook comments to her post consist mainly of mamas saying they plan on copying her idea this Halloween. Many others compliment her clever take on pumpki...