And for those who don't live close to one of the pods or
a public lactation room, Bassett and other Department of Health officials reminded New Yorkers that, by law, women have the right to breastfeed in public.
It's disgusting for others to see and should be done in a bathroom or
public lactation room... not in a restaurant (which I've made a HUGE scene at for seeing this act done at the table next to me... and yes that «mother» was asked to leave... she refused the police showed up and ESCORTED HER OUT!
Not exact matches
I don't have a problem with
lactation rooms as long as women are not told that they must use them and as long as enough women keep nursing in
public to help normalize it and help combat the images of sexual breasts with images of nourishing breasts.
You can also pump in your car without driving (just sort of use it as a
lactation room), or depending on your comfort level, you can try pumping in
public.
What are
public nursing or
lactation rooms and how can they help?
People come to meet with a
lactation consultant or for a La Leche meeting or to sit in our back
room and nurse for the first time in
public — we get a lot of that.
A new bill in New York aims to ensure equal access to diaper changing stations, plus providing
lactation rooms in state buildings open to the
public.
Alright so let's meet everybody that's joining our conversation today, I'll kick things off I'll tell you a little bit about me, so I'm Sunny and I'm kind of moderating our conversation today I have four kids and yeah let's see my oldest is five a boy, then I have a four year old boy and then I have twin girls who are two and half and as far as
lactation rooms are concerned I have used them out in
public, Idon't go out in
public a lot because I have four kids and they are all really young and that's really crazy however I do find them to be very helpful when I'm out in
public so that's a little bit about me, Rachel tell us about you.
Ok so what would we say here is the overall goal and having legislation that encourages more
public place to offer
lactation rooms.
SUNNY GAULT: Welcome back, we're are continuing our discussion about
lactation rooms and mainly
rooms in
public places and we have been talking a lot about the benefits and the legislations.
MIKAEL SOLAGE: Greetings, my name is Mikael Solage, I am a new mother I have a 11 month old son, I'm a pumping mom on the go and you know, I like to nurse at home as well but most importantly I am a law maker in New York state and I'm advocating for a family friendly policy which include
lactation rooms in airport and in
public buildings.
SUNNY GAULT: So today we are talking of the importance of
lactation rooms for breastfeeding and pumping mommas while they are out in
public.
Crain's New York editorial praising BP Adams for introducing a
lactation room at Brooklyn Borough Hall as part of a wider trend he sparked to advance breastfeeding in
public buildings across New York City.
At 10 a.m., the NYC Council Committee on Women's Issues holds a
public meeting on requiring
lactation rooms in certain locations providing services to the
public, 250 Broadway, Committee
Room, 14th floor, Manhattan.