Breastfeeding In Public
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Mum claims she was threatened with arrest for breastfeeding her baby in public
It’s not unusual to hear stories of women being shamed for breastfeeding in public. What’s slightly more out of the ordinary, however, is discovering that the person doing the shaming is a police officer who threatened to arrest the mum in question if she didn’t stop nursing. Mum-of-two Savvy Shukla was shopping in a Piggly Wiggly supermarket in Georgia in the US with her two children, when her one-month old newborn needed to be fed.
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Blogger is shamed by another mum for breastfeeding her baby in a shopping centre
Just when you thought we might be done with all the mum-shaming, another mother is verbally attacked for breastfeeding her son in a shopping centre. This was the exact dilemma mum-of-two, Kate Louise from Victoria, Australia found herself in earlier this week.
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Bookshop Is Winning Praise From The Internet For Its Pro Breastfeeding Sign
When it comes to breastfeeding your baby when you’re out and about, there are countless debates. Which is why a bookshop in Coventry is winning over the Internet for its sign inviting women to breastfeed ‘ostentatiously’ in the store.
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Mum Told She Can’t Breastfeed In Mothercare During National Breastfeeding Week
According to UNICEF’s website, the week is described as an opportunity for “mothers, breastfeeding supporters and health professionals to come together and share what works well to support breastfeeding in local communities.” So, with that in mind, consider the irony of a mum being told not to breastfeed her baby in a branch of Mothercare during that exact time. Clare Shaw had just sat down to begin feeding her five-month-old daughter, Elsa in the branch in Edmonton, London, when a member of st
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Dad’s Video Eating Lunch Under A Blanket Perfectly Calls Out Breastfeeding Shamers
A dad has made a video in support of breastfeeding mums [Photo: Facebook/Brock Smith]
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Chrissy Teigen Breastfeeds Daughter Luna In Fergie’s New M.I.L.F.$ Video
ICYMI Fergie just released her new single and it’s been making headlines for a number of reasons. Next, it features a whole host of notable celebrity mamas, including Kim Kardashian, who in one out-there scene pour milk all over their bodies. “It was [like], ‘[Luna’s] here, and it’s MILF Money,’” Teigen told People.
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This “Saved By The Bell” Star Would Rather Breastfeed On The Loo Than In Public
If, like me, you grew up in the 90s (Shhhh!), Saved By The Bell character Kelly Kapowski would likely have been one of your teenage icons. Not only did she have the undivided attention of dreamy school stud, Zack, she had a squad to rival Taylor Swift and rocked denim dungarees way before the Insta-set. Fast forward three decades (gulp) and Tiffani Thiessen is now a 42-year-old mother of two who also hosts her own cookery show Dinner at Tiffani’s.
