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Mom Claps Back at Online Judgment: 'Mom Shame Is Never Cool'
14 Oct
Summary
- Influencer Abby Howard addressed concerns about her baby's safety.
- Howard explained her method of keeping her infant son cool.
- She differentiated between genuine concern and judgmental mom-shaming.
Influencer Abby Howard has addressed criticism from online commenters regarding her parenting practices. Howard, 27, took to Instagram Stories on October 13, 2026, to respond to concerns about her 7-week-old son, Fischer, whom she was carrying in a plastic poncho during a trip to Disney.
She clarified that the poncho had no sleeves, allowing for "lots of air flow up to the baby." Howard explained that she continuously monitored Fischer, wafting air to keep him comfortable and dry. She stated, "Mom shame is never cool."
Howard further distinguished between "genuine concern to acknowledge a potential safety risk" and "mom shame," asserting that she takes her children's well-being very seriously and will not allow it to be questioned. Abby and her husband, Matt Howard, also share sons Griffin, 4, and August, 3. The couple welcomed Fischer in August 2026, after experiencing a pregnancy loss in 2025. They had previously announced in August 2025 that they were expecting their third child, only to reveal a month later the heartbreaking news of their baby girl's loss due to a genetic condition at 17 weeks gestation.
