Shaughna Phillips has hit back at her mum-shaming critics.
The 29-year-old found herself under fire earlier this year when people criticised her for travelling with her baby in the front seat of her car.
Now the former Love Island star is opening up about dealing with the hate since she welcomed Lucia Phillips-Webb, in April of this year.
Shaughna has shared the details of her journey to motherhood online since she announced she was expecting but it hasn’t always been well received.
Speaking to Heat Magazine, she spoke about how she deals with the trolls and the one incident that stood out in her mind.
“There was one comment about having Lucia in the car seat in the front. Now, I’m always on my own with her and I had a little bit of postnatal anxiety, so there’s no way I could have driven with her in the back,” the mum of one explained.
“It would have been more dangerous than her being in the front. I found out that you can take a baby in the front if you turn the airbag off. So, that’s what I do.
“And some woman said, ‘That is so bad, just because it’s legal doesn’t mean it’s OK.’ And I replied, ‘Well, how is she going to be able to turn the radio over if she doesn’t sit in the front?”
According to the RSA, rear-facing car seats are not permitted in the passenger seat so only as there is an active frontal airbag as they can cause serious injury or even death.
The guidelines provided on their website read: “There is now a penalty for drivers who place a rearward-facing child car seat in the front where there is an active airbag.
“You may receive at least 3 penalty points on your driving licence as a penalty. Drivers have a legal responsibility to ensure that all passengers under 17 are appropriately restrained in the vehicle.”
Shaughan’s clap back to her critics comes after she announced her split from boyfriend Billy Webb after his shocking drug arrest.
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