1. La Senza lingerie store in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Approximately 50 people gathered at the lingerie store to support breastfeeding in public:

The protest was in support of a London, Ont., mother who says she was humiliated by La Senza staff who took exception to her breastfeeding her seven-month-old-son at the Windsor store’s checkout line in June.

Allison Loblaw said she was shocked when a clerk told her breastfeeding was not allowed in the store but she could use a changeroom in the back.

Ms. Loblaw has filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

2. H&M store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Manuela Valle organized a nurse-in at an H&M store after being asked to use a change room to breastfeed her two-month-old daughter:

H&M sent Valle an e-mail last Friday apologizing for the treatment she received and spelling out its policy to allow women to breastfeed publicly if they choose. A day earlier, more than 100 women staged a “nurse-in” protest in the store to show support for Valle.

Ms. Valle filed a complaint to the BC Human Rights Tribunal.

3. McDonald’s in Berea, Kentucky, United States. When a McDonald’s employee asked Jessica Denny to leave the restaurant because she was breastfeeding her 4-month-old, Denny called the police. But because she was not still breastfeeding when the police arrived, the police said they could not enforce Kentucky law protecting breastfeeding, and told her she would have to leave or be charged with criminal trespass.

In the statement, owner Sundae Park said: “It has never been our policy to ask nursing mothers to leave our restaurant. … I have taken the necessary steps to ensure this mistake does not happen again.”

Still, Denny says she was embarrassed by what happened. She wants the restaurant to apologize and put a sign on its door saying that breast-feeding is allowed.

4. WestJet airline in Canada. Erin Tarbuck was asked by a WestJet flight attendant to cover herself with a blanket as she breastfed during take-off:

“[She] came up and said quietly, ‘You know, some men find the sight of a bare breast quite offensive. Can I offer you a blanket to cover up with?” Tarbuck said on Wednesday.

Tarbuck declined the offer of a blanket, but one was brought to her anyway.

Tarbuck wrote to the airline, which defended the actions of the flight attendant. Tarbuck wants WestJet to develop a written policy on breastfeeding and plans to file a complaint with the federal Human Rights Tribunal if she does not hear from the airline shortly.

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