Why I'm Glad Someone Told Me To Stop Breastfeeding In Public
Every now and then, a news report or story related to nursing in public pops up in my news feeds. Often, it's about a mother who was asked to stop nursing while doing so in a restaurant or store....
View ArticleBreastfeeding Mom Told To Stop Nursing At Pirates Cove Water Park Prompting...
Breastfeeding moms are planning a "nurse-in" at Pirates Cove waterpark in Englewood Friday morning to protest a fellow mother who was told to stop breastfeeding her 10-month-old in the kiddie pool or...
View ArticleResearchers to offer shopping vouchers to mothers who breastfeed
Sheffield University study will involve 130 mothers in communities where breastfeeding is thought to be stigmatised Breastfeeding protects babies from gut problems, respiratory problems, ear infections...
View ArticleTexas Breastfeeding Bill Protects Mothers Who Breastfeed In Public
Posted: March 18, 2013 Texas Democratic State Representative Jessica Farrar re-introduced a bill last month that has since stirred up proponents on both sides of the issue. HB 1706 introduces a number...
View ArticleThe bras are off! Angry moms stage national Nurse-In's at Target after one...
A Texas mother’s negative experience at her local Target last month led to a day of Nurse-In demonstrations today. New mothers from at least 35 states showed up at branches of the shopping centre to...
View ArticleDawn Holland, Breastfeeding Mom, Asked To Nurse In Applebee's Bathroom (VIDEO)
A new mother in Georgia has been shamed for breastfeeding in public, WXIA-TV reports. Dawn Holland says the manager at Applebee's called the police after she refused to nurse her 20-month-old son...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Moms Protest After Jane Healy Is Shamed For Nursing In Public...
Last week, Hillsborough, NH resident Jane Healy was dining at the Tooky Mills Pub -- a neighborhood restaurant where she's on a first-name basis with the servers -- with her 10-month old baby. He was...
View Article'It costs £3 to breastfeed here': Britain's biggest restaurant stuns mother...
When Natasha Young took her newborn son into Britain's biggest restaurant she knew that his meal, at least, would be free because she breastfeeds him. Soon after she arrived, however, staff told her...
View Article'Who wants to feed their baby in a bathroom stall?' Mothers campaign to make...
It could soon be illegal to ask a woman to stop breastfeeding in public places after mothers have campaigned to make it a civil right. A group in Seattle has been pushing lawmakers to make it a crime...
View ArticleIf You Don't Support Breastfeeding in Public, You Don't Support Breastfeeding
Most people, if you ask them, will say they support breastfeeding, that they believe that it's the best nutrition for babies, natural and good. Ask the same people about breastfeeding in public,...
View ArticleTammy Van Dyke, Mom, Breastfeeds Wrong Baby After Hospital Mix-Up (VIDEO)
By: Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily Staff Writer Published: 12/07/2012 01:14 PM EST on MyHealthNewsDaily A baby mix-up at a Minneapolis hospital resulted in one mother breastfeeding the wrong...
View ArticleSt Mary's hospital bans free formula milk to make mums breastfeed instead
Mums of newborn babies will no longer get free formula milk while in hospital – to encourage them to breastfeed. Saint Mary's Hospital, which has the biggest maternity ward in Greater Manchester, will...
View ArticleBreastfeed with confidence
With the right advice and guidance, many mothers can overcome various concerns and problems and will feel confident about breastfeeding. RECOGNISING the significance of breastfeeding and infant...
View ArticleBeyonce Breastfeeds Blue Ivy In Public
Moms who are protesting and campaigning to destigmatize breastfeeding in public have a new face supporting their cause: Beyonce. On Saturday, the superstar mom of newborn Blue Ivy was spotted nursing...
View ArticleHollie McNish, Poet, Delivers An Incredible Defense Of Breastfeeding In...
Mothers who have been shamed for breastfeeding in public have a new anthem. British poet Holly McNish's incredible spoken word poem, "Embarrassed," attacks everything from aggressive formula marketing...
View ArticleBreastfeeding, Kochie and double standards
David Koch and Melissa Doyle pictured in 2006. Channel Seven host David Koch has urged women to be ‘more discreet’ when breastfeeding their babies, following the uproar over a Queensland woman, Liana...
View ArticleBrit woman told not to breastfeed in public to avoid 'offending Muslims'
London, July 14 (ANI): A woman in Britain was ordered not to breastfeed her baby in public because she would offend Muslims by doing so. Emma Mitchell, 32, was about to feed her 19-week-old son Aaron...
View ArticleBreast-feeding mother 'told to leave council headquarters because she would...
A breast-feeding mother has been ordered out of council offices after staff said it would 'cause an uproar' among Muslim visitors, it has been claimed. Emma Mitchell, 32, was about to feed her...
View ArticleDon't breastfeed in here, you'l upset Muslims
Thursday, 14 July 2011 Print Email Pdf Oldham, July 14: A Mom was banned from breastfeeding her baby in a council office to avoid upsetting Muslims. Officials told Emma Mitchell, 32, it would "cause an...
View ArticleBreast-feeding mother 'told to leave council headquarters because it is a...
A mother was ordered not to breastfeed her baby in public because she was in a ‘multicultural building’. Emma Mitchell, 32, was about to feed 19-week-old son Aaron when a receptionist at a town hall...
View ArticleYou can't breastfeed here...
A British mother was ordered not to breastfeed her baby in public because she was in a “multicultural building”. Emma Mitchell, 32, was about to feed 19-week-old son Aaron when a receptionist at a town...
View ArticlePope Francis Supports Breastfeeding Enough To Know It Needs To Happen In Public
Mothers, non-mothers, and celebrities alike have come to arms in the support of public breastfeeding, and now, so has the Pope. In an interview with La Stompa, Pope Francis was asked about the state of...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Photos On Instagram Get 'The Leaky Boob' Disabled, Then...
The conflict between nursing mothers and social media platforms has moved to a new arena: Instagram. As The Daily Dot first reported, Jessica Martin-Weber, who runs an online breastfeeding community...
View ArticlePetition for the right to breastfeed in public
Mon, 2 Aug 2004 Launch of petition calling for the right to breastfeed in public An Auckland woman is launching a petition calling for a law to protect the rights of women to breastfeed in public. Liz...
View ArticleHormones 'govern ability to breastfeed'
Mothers who find breastfeeding so hard that they give up should not blame themselves, researchers say. A Norwegian study concludes that difficulty feeding a newborn may be down to higher levels of the...
View ArticleBreast is best
By Eleanor Gregson, The Journal Eleanor Gregson finds out why a group of mothers who believe 'breast is best,' are campaigning for the Government to back them. She's an ordinary young mother from an...
View ArticleGive us a break, new mums tell bosses
NEW mums want paid breastfeeding breaks in the workplace. The Australian Breastfeeding Association yesterday welcomed new federal laws making it illegal to discriminate against breastfeeding mothers....
View Article'I couldn't breastfeed my baby'
For the first nine weeks of baby Emiley's life, her mother was unable to breastfeed her. A traumatic 46-hour labour with forceps and ventouse had left Emiley and mother Cherise Jones, feeling very...
View ArticleImmersed in a culture of bottlefeeding
How has it happened that the breastfeeding rate in Ireland is one of the lowest in Europe? SCROLL DOWN the "100 reasons to breastfeed" on a website set up by a group of Irish doctors and it seems the...
View ArticleEquality bill won't protect breastfeeding
"I'm afraid too many mums are self-righteous," writes Jan Moir in the Daily Mail. She does appear to be genuinely scared. "Society," she writes, is being "terrorised by militant mothers" and...
View ArticleMothers will win right to breastfeed in public
New Bill: Expectant and new mothers would be protected from discrimination Most popular stories Email newsletter Enjoy our blogs Have your say Should the Lockerbie bomber be allowed to serve his...
View ArticleLactivists fight for the right to breastfeed
America has been swept by an unusual protest movement. It is called lactivism and involves hundreds of women taking to the check-in counters of US airports to demonstrate the right to breastfeed their...
View ArticleBreastfeeding mums challenge gym's ban
By Emma Tinkler Tuesday, 26 July 2005 To many it would seem unnecessary, yet Melinda MacDonald and Kathleen Notley still sought permission to breastfeed their babies at Club Pink, a women's-only gym...
View ArticleBreastfeed Happily Here Scheme (South Ayrshire Council)
(Source: South Ayrshire Council) (left to right) Carol Boyd, South Ayrshire Council, Cllr Rita Miller, Eleanor Eade, South Ayrshire Council and Lynne Coulter, the first mother to use South Ayrshire...
View ArticleTwo mothers in three 'fear stares if they breastfeed'
It is as near to the elixir of life as a liquid can get, especially for a newborn baby. But children are still being denied breastmilk by new mums who are too self-conscious to nurse on the go for...
View ArticleBreastfeeding in public to be a legal right?
Cafe owners and employers will be among those forced to allow mothers to breastfeed on their premises if legislation drawn up by a Labour MP is passed. Steve Chadwick has highlighted cases of mothers...
View ArticleMum banned from breastfeeding at poolside for breaching food and drink rules
Ban: Laura Whotton was stopped from breastfeeding her son at John Carroll Leisure Centre in Nottingham A mother was told to stop breastfeeding her baby boy by a swimming pool as it breached a leisure...
View ArticleThe ultimate flashmob: Hundreds of mothers breastfeed in front of shoppers
A bold group of mothers gave a new meaning to the term 'flashmob' when they bared their breasts at a major shopping centre today to raise awareness of breastfeeding. More than a hundred mothers of all...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Mom Learns Victoria's Secret Doesn't Always Support Boobs
Here we go again. Fox7 reports that when Ashley Clawson asked a Victoria's Secret employee if she could nurse her child in a dressing room, she was not only denied, but directed to go to the nearest...
View ArticleBOSOM BUDDIES BACKING BREAST AS BEST
Jun 11 2002 DAILY RECORD DEBATE Record readers have overwhelmingly supported mums who want to breastfeed in restaurants, cafes and other public placesOur children are our future and therefore it...
View ArticleMother banned from breastfeeding at poolside 'breached food and drink rules'
A mother was told to stop breastfeeding because she was contravening a leisure centre's poolside food and drink ban. Laura Whotton began feeding her three-month-old son Joshua after they had a swim...
View Article'Right to breastfeed' law planned
Women would get the legal right to breastfeed in public, under a new law being proposed by the government. The measure in the Single Equality Bill aims to boost figures suggesting only 20% of UK women...
View ArticleFleshing out the problems
In this section � Balancing a second familyLet her know you understandSeven years on, it's still the noise that gets meThe most important pledge of all The fear of adverse public reaction is often...
View ArticleMaternity units accused of not teaching mothers how to breastfeed
Maternity units are failing to teach mothers how to breastfeed, causing most to give up before their baby is six weeks old, a report has claimed. The figures from Unicef indicate that less than 2 per...
View ArticleShould women be allowed to breastfeed wherever they want?
Cafe owners and employers will be among those forced to allow mothers to breastfeed on their premises if legislation drawn up by a Labour MP is passed. Steve Chadwick has highlighted cases of mothers...
View ArticleAn unsuitable job for a woman
A former mayor's sex discrimination case highlights some antediluvian attitudes to breast-feeding. Articles May 23, 2007 8:00 AM | As all new mothers are told, breast is best. The health benefits, to...
View Article'End public breastfeed prejudice'
Mothers who want to breastfeed their babies in public should be protected from the prejudice that sometimes stops them from doing so, an MP says. Labour's David Kidney is calling for the Department of...
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