Moms all over the United States participated in a nurse-in Wednesday to support a Webster woman who said she was mistreated when she tried to breastfeed her son at a Target store.

Around 50 moms gathered outside of a Target in Webster to support the nurse-in.

"Our plan is to go into Target, shop for items that we need, and, if our babies get hungry, we will feed them," mom Michelle Hickman said.

Hickman and her 5-month-old son, Noah, are the pair that started the nurse-in.

On Nov. 29, Hickman was inside of a Target store shopping for Christmas items when she decided to nurse her baby on the floor of the woman's department in Target.

"He woke up and wanted to eat. He was crying so I sat down to feed him," said Hickman.

The mother of four said two Target employees approached her and asked for her to stop and go into the fitting room to finish nursing her son.

"After those two employees came over, several others came by and gave me dirty looks. They were rolling their eyes and shaking their heads like I was doing something offensive," said Hickman.

After she left the store, Hickman told her story to a group of woman in her neighborhood.

"Those moms told people, and then the Facebook page got started and now we have more than 6,000 followers. I just want people to know that this is a woman's right, and it should be protected," said Hickman.

Hickkman said she contacted Target's guest services department and received more backlash.

"A woman from corporate said to me, 'Just because it's a woman's legal right to nurse in public doesn't mean that a woman should use that right and walk around the store flaunting it,'" said Hickman.

"Guests who choose to breastfeed in public areas of the store are welcome to do so without being made to feel uncomfortable," a statement from Target read. "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."

Women in Hickman's Facebook group helped her pick a date to stage the nurse-in. Amy Molander came out with her 8-month-old daughter, Adiline.

"I realized it was my Target where the incident happened, and I thought, 'Oh my goodness, this is in my neighborhood,'" said Molander. "I want everyone to know that this is a baby's way to eat, it's not anything disguising and it shouldn't be hidden."