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This Comic is related to this Comic: Quiet, Too Quiet!

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Remember 2 short weeks ago, when I wondered where all the NIP incidents were? Well, here goes (in the order that they were sent to me)…
These are related to the comic: Quiet, Too Quiet!

(thanks Mimick!)A local mother says it was “humiliating” to be asked by a lifeguard to stop breastfeeding her baby at a public pool last Sunday - even more so when police were called to the scene.

Elisa Buck was at Lyon Pool on July 6 with her baby and young child when a lifeguard asked her to breastfeed in the change room or leave. The lifeguard said the pool is meant to have a family atmosphere and breastfeeding isn’t allowed, Buck said.

Buck told the lifeguard it was within her rights to breastfeed in public. She said she was upset and threatened to sue the city. This resulted in the lifeguard phoning police. Upon arrival it was confirmed it is legal to breastfeed in public.

“It was humiliating,” recalled Buck.

“I think we’ve had an unfortunate error,” said Rob Mackay, the city’s manager of recreation and culture.

City policy allows breastfeeding at all its recreation and cultural facilities, he said. “We’ve allowed breastfeeding for as long as I can remember. It is the law.”

Mackay said he was told of the situation by the supervisor at the pool, who arrived shortly after the incident. The supervisor was aware of the city’s policy and apologized to Buck, he said.

Mackay said most lifeguards at city pools are high school students. “They’re young and there is a lot for them to learn,” he said. “(Breastfeeding) isn’t something they encounter every day.”

Mackay said as a result of last Sunday’s incident, staff have been reminded that breastfeeding is allowed. He said he’s confident the same mistake won’t be made again.

But Buck said she’s concerned that other mothers may not know they can breastfeed in public.

“The lifeguard said other women had left happily, and that really disturbs me,” said Buck. She said she’s considering making a human rights complaint to the city.

and

(Thanks Laurel!)
…”up until now, I was thinking the same thing.
In reference to “Quiet, Too Quiet”, well, unfortunately, we’ve had incidents
here in Wisconsin (just not reported in the media), both in July.

One was a mother who was asked to not breastfeed that the Bristol
Renaissance Fair near Racine. (Been to one of these?…Do you remember the
skimpy outfits and the cleavage overflowing from the bustiers?) She
demanded she get her entrance fee (almost $20/person) returned…and it was.

Another pregnant mama and her friend with a newborn and 8 year old were at
the Monona public pool. A lifeguard, and then the manager of the pool,
asked the mama not to breastfeed her baby. She offered to feed her baby in
the lockerroom, but they didn’t even want her to do that! No breastfeeding
allowed…period. Yikes! They really stuck up for themselves, too…trying
to plead their case. This is after both the City Council of Madison
(adjacent to Monona) and the Dane County Supervisors (only on county
property) passed ordinances prohibiting interfering with a breastfeeding
mother last year. They plan on contacting the Monona City Council.”

and then:
Woman Upset After Being Told To Leave Restaurant For Breastfeeding and Berea woman asked to leave McDonald’s for breast-feeding (thanks Amy and Rachel! and someone else who didn’t send her name ;o)

and then: Mom says lingerie shop wouldn’t let her nurse baby and Woman Claims La Senza Employee Told Her Not To Breastfeed Infant (Thanks Lindsey!)

and Put those breasts away: Woman asked to cover up while breastfeeding during flight (thank you Kathleen and Jessica!)

Phew! I’m exhausted just thinking about it! Don’t we have anything better to do in this world (that maybe it’s just me, but seems to be falling apart at the seams) than harass a bunch of mothers?????!!!!!!!!

Sheeeeeesh.

Love,
Heather

This Comic is related to this Comic: BirthTracker!

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