We hadn't heard about a mom being shamed in public for breastfeeding all year. Granted, it has only been a week, but we were hopeful that 2013 might be a more tolerant time than 2012. Not so fast. A recent chain of events involving nursing moms and supporters proves that our country still needs to be educated that breastfeeding in public is normal, necessary and legal (in most places).
It started when Brittany Warfield, a mother of three from Texas, nursed her 7-month-old outside of a Hollister store in a Houston mall. Warfield told KHOU that a manager forced her to move. "He said, 'You can't do this here. This is not where you do that. You can't do that on Hollister property. We don't allow that.' I said, 'It's Texas. I can breastfeed anywhere I like.' He said, 'Not at Hollister. Your stroller is blocking the way. You have to go,'" she recalls.
After hearing Warfield's story, the "lactivists" took action. A group planned a nurse-in at Hollister locations nationwide and announced the event on Facebook with the update: "Come on out, bring your baby and lets show our support for not only this mother but ALL mothers and their right to nurse their children when ever and where ever that may be." It was to be an event like the protests held last year at Target stores, the Facebook headquarters, on the national mall, and more.
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