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This mom didn't let breastfeeding get in the way of taking a photo with Belle

Disneyland may be “The Happiest Place on Earth” but not if you’re a hungry irritable infant. And mom Mari Villaluna knew that.

Villaluna was celebrating her 2-month-old baby’s birthday at Disneyland’s Ariel’s Grotto Restaurant which features different Disney characters who stop at diners’ tables for photo ops.

However, just as Belle from “Beauty and the Beast” was about to stop by, Villaluna’s baby started fussing and needed to be fed. But instead of excusing herself to tend to her child, Villaluna stayed and took a photo with the princess instead, while breastfeeding.

“I didn’t want my baby to miss out taking a picture with Princess Belle so when she came to me I smiled for the picture,” she told The Huffington Post. “We even took a group picture with Belle while I was breastfeeding. I literally started to feed her right before the picture was taken.”

Villaluna later posted the image on Instagram, showinghow she didn’t let a hungry baby ruin the moment.

“You feed your baby, smile for the picture and enjoy your magical disney moment while breastfeeding,” she wrote and included the hashtags #normalizebreastfeeding and #breastfeedwithoutfear.

According to Villaluna, the staff at Disneyland were also “respectful” whenever she breastfed and no one “blinked an eye” when she had to nurse outside of the restaurant.

Two thumbs up, Disneyland!