( CNN ) -- A mother who says she was harassed and humiliated by employees while breastfeeding her baby at a Target store in Texas last month prompted a nationwide `` nurse-in '' on Wednesday to show support for the public practice . Michelle Hickman , 35 , says she was nursing her 5-month-old infant at a Webster Target when several employees asked her to move to the fitting room . Texas law allows for breastfeeding in private or public , but Hickman says the employees continued to direct her to the dressing room even after she mentioned her rights . `` I was sitting down in the store in a remote area , '' Hickman told CNN anchor Isha Sesay on Wednesday . `` Not a single person came by that was a customer and I was completely covered with a large blanket . So I do n't see how they find it that offensive . '' Target said it has a longstanding policy of supporting breastfeeding in its stores . `` Guests who choose to breastfeed in public areas of the store are welcome to do so without being made to feel uncomfortable , '' Target spokeswoman Jessica Carlson told CNN . `` Additionally , we support the use of fitting rooms for women who wish to breastfeed their babies , even if others are waiting to use the fitting rooms , '' her statement read . `` We continually educate our team members in stores across the country on store policies to ensure all guests have a great experience . We worked with this guest directly to address her concerns and are sorry any inconvenience it has caused , '' Carlson said . In a show of solidarity with Hickman , women from Kansas to North Carolina to Florida held `` nurse-ins '' at Target stores . In Wilmington , North Carolina , more than a dozen women sat comfortably on the ground with their legs crossed while nursing their babies , most of whom were covered by wraps or blankets . Similar scenes played out at Target stores in Sarasota , Florida ; Wichita , Kansas ; and Houston . `` Things like this are really wonderful because it takes a lot of mother-to-mother support and even though none of us know the mother in Texas , it 's just a matter of everyone pulling together and saying , it is OK , do n't feel bad about it , '' Emily Barnhill , mother of an 18-month-old boy , told CNN Wilmington affiliate WECT . A Facebook page created to show support for Hickman called `` Target Nurse-In '' had nearly 7,000 members by late Wednesday . `` Let 's show them just how many mamas they 've offended . We have the right to shop and meet our babies ' needs while doing so , '' the Facebook pages `` about me '' section said . `` Public humiliation for doing so will not be tolerated , '' it added . Earlier this year , a Utah woman breastfeeding in a Whole Foods sparked a nationwide `` nurse-in '' after she said she was asked by employees to move locations . In early December , a nursing mother in Brighton , United Kingdom , invited a nursing `` flash mob '' to join her after she was told to stop nursing her baby in a cafe .
Protests occurred at Target stores across country . Women are in solidarity with breastfeeding mother . That woman said she was harassed by employees . Target says it supports breastfeeding in its stores .