Articles Tagged: breastfeeding in public

Breastfeeding hats! Would you put your baby in a Boobie Beanie?

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 7, 2012

When 24-year-old Sara Hanson stumbled over a cartoon strip depicting a breastfeeding mum being asked to cover up, and eventually covering her baby's head with a hat shaped like a boob, she hit upon an idea!

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Debenhams order mum to stop breastfeeding four-week-old baby

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Oct 11, 2011

Department store Debenhams has apologised to a mum after its staff ordered her to stop breastfeeding in its Oxford branch.

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Mum banned from breastfeeding baby in case she upset people in 'multi-cultural' building

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jul 14, 2011

A breastfeeding mum was reportedly banned from feeding her baby in a council office in case she upset Muslims.

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Support and advice for Breastfeeding Awareness Week

By Liz Stansfield, Jun 19, 2011

Breastfeeding Awareness Week kicks off today (Sunday) and is here to give you support and advice when breastfeeding and encourage more new mums to give it a go.

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Breastfeeding mum in pub: Buy a meal or leave

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jan 24, 2011

Staff in a well-known pub chain told a young breastfeeding mum she could not feed her baby on their premises unless she ...

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Midwife plans 'sexy' DVD to 'glam' up breastfeeding

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Dec 13, 2010

An independent midwife is planning to make a DVD that 'glamorises' breastfeeding in a bid to get the Government to take ...

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'Put them away' breastfeeding mum: 'CCTV footage does not match claims'

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Aug 12, 2010

Claims by Lauren McKenna, 22, that she was told to 'put them away' by a bus driver as she breastfed her six-week-old son have ...

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'Put them away!' Bus driver blasts breastfeeding mum

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Aug 11, 2010

A stunned mother has told reporters how a bus driver demanded she 'Put them away or get off my bus'' when she fed her ...

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