“I had to go behind a tree to feed Mehr once,” reveals Neha Dhupia

Neha Dhupia has always been one of the Bollywood actresses, who young girls look up to. Along with maintaining a strong presence on her social media, Neha has been in the news for her daughter Mehr’s cute pictures. From cuddling up to her mother to being cradled by her father, Angad Bedi, the little munchkin has already stolen many hearts and continues to do so with every picture.

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Recently, the 38-year-old actress launched an online campaign on breastfeeding awareness. Taking the campaign forward with her Instagram posts, Neha shared a beautiful video where she questioned the need for new moms to be apologetic.

Sharing the video she wrote, “#freedomtofeed - an initiative by Neha Dhupia Let’s start a conversation... as mothers we need #freedomtofeed ... #internationalbreastfeedingweek @freedomtofeed #ItsNotAnAd.”

Have a look at the video below: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0peZyZHnR-/

Now taking one step forward, Mommy Bedi has made an effort to put an end to the taboos and stereotypes surrounding breastfeeding by emphasizing on the importance of breastfeeding rooms in public spaces. Recently, in an interview as quoted by Zoom, Neha shared an instance from her life where she had to breastfeed baby Bedi behind a tree when she had an outdoor shoot. She said,

The stigma around the subject comes from the lack of facilities. Once when we were on an outdoor shoot, I had to go behind a tree to feed Mehr. The facility of nursing rooms should be made mandatory in public spaces. Often, mums quit breastfeeding soon after giving birth because they have to go to work. I would feed Mehr on set and fortunately, everyone around was so understanding.

- Neha Dhupia

Talking about the next step of her campaign #FreedomToFeed, the Lust Stories actress reveals, "The next step is to reach out to fathers and hear their perspective. Eventually, there needs to be a change in mindset that makes women feel free to feed when they want and how they want."

On the work front, last seen in Lust Stories and Helicopter Eela, Neha is currently busy shooting for MTV Roadies. She also is the host of the talk show BFFs with Vogue on Colors Infinity. 

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Credits: Zoom