Breastfeeding selfies the new parenting trend for 2015?

Mother-of-two Kaya Wright, 32, posted a picture of her breastfeeding her 16-month-old son Kayden in the bath on a closed breastfeeding group on the social network.

The 32-year-old said she received a notification from Facebook saying they were reviewing the image, after it had been reported for nudity. Facebook later said they would not remove the image as it did not violate their rules on nudity.

According to Netmums, celebrities such as Gisele, Pink and Gwen Stefani are inspiring others to post the breastfeeding images pictures online.

Rachel Burrows from Netmums said many women wanted to take so-called "brelfies", but will probably keep their snaps private.

"Facebook may have tried to ban them, but we have found nine in 10 mums back them and one in five have taken their own snaps," she said. "It's a precious time in your life and it's nice to have a momento."

In a statement on its help page, Facebook says it does in fact allow photos of mothers breastfeeding.

"We agree that breastfeeding is natural and beautiful and we're glad to know that it's important for mothers to share their experiences with others on Facebook. The vast majority of these photos are compliant with our policies," the statement reads.

"Please note that the photos we review are almost exclusively brought to our attention by other Facebook members who complain about them being shared on Facebook."

Facebook is reported to have confirmed breastfeeding photos have never been against the firm's Community Standards, but stipulating nipples had to be covered or concealed.

The stipulation was reported after a picture of a woman breastfeeding her premature baby was removed follwing a complaint about "offensive nudity". Facebook later reinstated the picture.