Comments on: Breastfeeding in Public- The Laws Made Clear

By: maz

maz — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:15:18 +0000

i was told to cover up today by retail staff and she was very rude about it, made me feel embarrised and so uncomfortable i walked out whilst feeding my child. Was she wrong to do this? Her reasoning was that there are men in the shop. I was sat in the femile section of the shoe shop at the time and my baby was fully latched on. She even told me there was a room for feeding across the shopping centre. Can anyone clear this up for me?

By: Breastfeeding laws - Breastfeeding Forum

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By: Woman thrown out of pub for breastfeeding! When will this end?

Woman thrown out of pub for breastfeeding! When will this end? — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:25:45 +0000

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By: Rhea Gale

Rhea Gale — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:21:06 +0000

Very well said and it is informative. About comment number 4, Claire is not partially correct, it depends upon the person approach in talking to you.

By: Deen

Deen — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:44:18 +0000

Sorry above should say shallow end of swimmimg pool.

By: Deen

Deen — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:43:28 +0000

What if you are asked to move to changing area while breastfeeding discretely while sitting on steps at shallow end?

By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:28:39 +0000

Claire, unfortunately you are not correct. If anyone asks you to leave an establishment simply refuse. It is then their burden to phsically remove you - which of course they wont because this would result in common assault which requires police intervention. Once this occurs you have the proof of a police report. A case like that would always be settled and never get to court and cost you nothing (CFA). Same for any other social incidents of harrassment which would merit police intervention if a proprietor (or bus driver!) did not intervene. I know all of this for a fact as I am a lawyer whose specialism is criminal litigation and sexual discrimination..!

By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:56:58 +0000

Someone else who has taken what’s been said and not read what’s been written.

If you are asked to leave or refused service then you have no choice but to go, you can’t call the police and ask for assistance as you can in Scotland. You can, at your own cost, get a solicitor and come back, but the burden of proof is on you.

If you are harassed in a park, you have no protection. A mall by the security guard, no protection. On the bus by a passenger, no protection. In a restaurant by a fellow diner, no protection. In a supermarket by another shopper, no protection.

I’d rather be protected in all situations than in theory by the toothless law that England has. Don’t be fooled into thinking you’re protected, you’re not.

By: Breastfeeding law....

Breastfeeding law.... — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:02:43 +0000

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By: Being challenged for breastfeeding in public? - Breastfeeding Forum (Page 2)

Being challenged for breastfeeding in public? - Breastfeeding Forum (Page 2) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:09:36 +0000

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