A mother breastfeeding
in public allegedly squirted her breast milk at a woman who told her to move
somewhere private.
The incident took place in a park in Dartford, Kent
and was later reported on a local Face book forum.
The post reads: 'To the lady in Dartford Park who
thought it was appropriate to breastfeed her baby whist my child and very
easily distracted husband sat nearby.
'I don't think it was necessary for you to react the
way you did just because I asked you to go somewhere private, telling me
to f*** off and squirting me with your boobs was incredibly uncalled for.
I hope you are ashamed of yourself!' see people's comments below:
The post has since created criticism from locals against the woman with many defending the breast-feeding mother.
Here are some comments made by some
people regarding the incident.
Janice Holmes said: 'I hope you're ashamed of
yourself, her reaction may not have been the right way to deal with your
ignorance, but she has every right to feed her child there, if it offended
you that much why didn't you move?'
Ciara Bennett added: 'If this lady told me to stop
breastfeeding my daughter and to go somewhere else I would tell her to do
one!
'How sad is it that breastfeeding is seen as a
bad thing now and formula feeding is the norm. Good luck to the
breastfeeding mum who told this lady where to go.'
According
to Mail Online, A recent law protects the rights of breastfeeding
mothers, who cannot be discriminated against in public by being asked to
leave cafes, shops or public transport.
Guidance on the NHS England website tells parents:
'You shouldn't ever be made to feel uncomfortable about breastfeeding in
public.
the Equality Act 2010 has made it illegal
for anyone to ask a breastfeeding woman to leave a public place, such as a
cafe, shop or public transport.'
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