Moms Talk
To Bare or Not to Bare: Breastfeeding in Public
Women have the right to breastfeed in public but is there a right or wrong time to do so?
Breastfeeding has always been a tricky subject. It's a healthy, safe and natural way to feed and bond with your baby. However, challenges constantly arise over the issue of where breastfeeding can and should take place. By law, women in Illinois have the right to breastfeed in public under the Right to Breastfeed Act enacted in 2004. Even so, there are still situations where women are asked to retreat to a more private place to breastfeed. Recently in DeKalb, IL, a group staged a "nurse-in" at a local store where the owner allegedly asked a young Mom to not breastfeed in his resale shop. According to a recent Chicago Tribune article, Mom was breastfeeding in the middle of a store that mostly sells CDs, video games and movies. Here is video…
Donna M.
9:34 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012
@Cathie...REALLY....That is a ridiculous statement. I'm not even going to try to explain why..... more ›