Breastfeeding in the News: Nursing in Public
August 18, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breastfeeding, nursing in public
Unfortunately there have been several confrontations over nursing in public over the last couple of weeks:
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 …read more
