It brought a smile to my face to read the press release put out by Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport (MSP) this week. The airport announced that it has opened a “nursing mothers room” with a rocking chair, side table, lamp, electrical outlet and emergency telephone. The room is meant to accommodate both travelers and nursing mothers who work at the airport. The room is located on the second level above the C concourse rotunda at the north end of the concourse connector. Still having trouble finding it? Just look for the international breastfeeding icon!
To gain access to the locked room, simply …read more

Texas mothers plan another nurse-in at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW) this Friday, December 1, 2006, at 10 a.m. at the Delta counter in Terminal E of the airport.
According to participants, when five mothers and nine children originally gathered at DFW for the national nurse-in on November 21, they were harassed by airport security and threatened with arrest for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. Mothers participating in this second nurse-in not only will gather in support of the mother kicked off a Delta flight for nursing without covering up, but to insist that the airport police (Department of Public Safety officers) …read more

Photos from the nurse-in at Reagan International Airport (DCA) have been shared by Robin Abadia. What I love to see (aside from the happy and super-discreet mama and nursling!) are all those breastfeeding icons!

Mama-baby lactivists happily nurse-in at Reagan International

Lactivist being interviewed by National Public Radio

The crowd at DCA

All in all the first-hand accounts of the national nurse-ins have been extremely positive. The participants were peaceful and the news reporters were friendly and sympathetic to the cause. Only one participant reported a bad experience when she was turned away from JFK airport. Security was not allowing anyone without a ticket to enter, but the report was unclear as to whether this restriction was due to the planned nurse-in or simply a holiday security measure.
Here is a sampling of the news stories just starting to hit the web, including some video footage!
Phoenix, Arizona (20 activists plus children): numbers reported …read more

Overnight 10 airports were added to the confirmed list I posted last night:
Phoenix, Arizona — Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)
Sacramento, California — Sacramento Metro (SMF)
San Diego, California — San Diego International (SAN)
San Francisco, California — San Francisco International (SFO)
Durango, Colorado — Durango-La Plata County Airport (DRO)
Atlanta, Georgia — Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL)
Boise, Idaho — Boise Airport (BOI)
Boston, Massachusetts — Logan International Airport (BOS)
Reno, Nevada — Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)
Houston, Texas — Houston International Airport (IAH)

There are at least 20 airports confirmed for the national nurse-in tomorrow, and another 20 tentative sites (those which were recently added to the list and/or have one or two families committed and need more participants). Be sure to join the Yahoo Group for more information about your local airport if you plan to attend tomorrow (Tuesday, November 21, 2006) at Delta counters at 10 a.m. local time. If you want to share the story or pictures of your participation in a nurse-in, e-mail me!
Confirmed airport nurse-in locations: