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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCalifornia Moms Stage ‘Nurse-In’ At An Anthropologie Store
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/08/21/3474172/california-moms-nursing-protest/Several nursing moms staged a protest at a Beverly Hills area Anthropologie store on Wednesday after a shopper says a store manager asked her to breastfeed her child in the bathroom. In the latest installment of whats becoming a growing movement of so-called nurse-ins, several mothers gathered at the store to feed their babies at once, hoping to send a public message that businesses shouldnt stop women from nursing.
Ingrid Wiese-Hesson told local outlets that she was asked to finish feeding her six-week-old in the clothing stores bathroom, which didnt have anywhere to sit except for the toilet. She said she felt uncomfortable and judged. When I sat down in the car, I thought, Is this what it means to be a mom? Wiese-Hesson told ABC7.
California is one of 46 states that protects womens right to breastfeed in public. Even in places where its legal, however, women are often asked to cover up or step inside a bathroom while theyre nursing. I would never eat a meal in a bathroom, and I would never force a child to, one of protesters who attended Wedsnesdays nurse-in pointed out.
The Anthropologie incident came at an inopportune time for the high-end retailer, which largely caters to women. August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month, intended to highlight the numerous health benefits of breastfeeding children during the first year of their life. Government agencies have been attempting to boost rates of breastfeeding, particularly among low-income and non-white women, and the national rate of women who choose to nurse has been on the rise. Nonetheless, women still come up against the societal assumption that its not appropriate to feed their children in public.
Ingrid Wiese-Hesson told local outlets that she was asked to finish feeding her six-week-old in the clothing stores bathroom, which didnt have anywhere to sit except for the toilet. She said she felt uncomfortable and judged. When I sat down in the car, I thought, Is this what it means to be a mom? Wiese-Hesson told ABC7.
California is one of 46 states that protects womens right to breastfeed in public. Even in places where its legal, however, women are often asked to cover up or step inside a bathroom while theyre nursing. I would never eat a meal in a bathroom, and I would never force a child to, one of protesters who attended Wedsnesdays nurse-in pointed out.
The Anthropologie incident came at an inopportune time for the high-end retailer, which largely caters to women. August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month, intended to highlight the numerous health benefits of breastfeeding children during the first year of their life. Government agencies have been attempting to boost rates of breastfeeding, particularly among low-income and non-white women, and the national rate of women who choose to nurse has been on the rise. Nonetheless, women still come up against the societal assumption that its not appropriate to feed their children in public.
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California Moms Stage ‘Nurse-In’ At An Anthropologie Store (Original Post)
KamaAina
Aug 2014
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MineralMan
(146,324 posts)1. Think of the children!!11!
Oh, wait...the children are being fed. Never mind...
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)2. I can just imagine what the children would do...
"Mommy! That lady has her boob sticking out!"
Said at the top of some little shit's voice. It'd be enough to drive a lot of women straight to formula.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)4. Can you believe these shameless hussies, baring their breasts to BABIES? INFANTS, even!! The horror!
I think it's time I wrote a letter to the Editor about this scourge.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)3. never heard of an anthropologie store before, thought WTF is that?
Google image search cleared it up for me...
HIDEOUS lol
looks like Pier One Imports got hooked on meth
https://www.google.com/search?q=Anthropologie+store&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=-oT3U6-pGcLC8AHtwoHYDw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&biw=1318&bih=636
riqster
(13,986 posts)5. As I taught my daughters to say in such situations;
"Scuse me while I whip this out!"