The situation in New Jersey with the mother being thrown out of the McDonalds is an unfortunate one. However, as Area Coordinator for La Leche League, New Jersey, I am trying to discourage nurse-ins and other similar activities (especially here in NJ, but generally anywhere) because we are so very close to having state legislation that will protect a woman's right to breastfeed in public. The legislation has failed once in NJ and those of us involved with it would really hate to see it fail again. We are also discouraging such activities because they might be counter-productive to what the family is seeking (through their attorney) from McDonald's. What we are encouraging is that individuals contact McDonald's (via letters, e-mail, fax, etc) and voice their concern/disappoinment/frustration/whatever over this matter. In conversations with the mother's attorney, we feel that this is a lack of corporate policy - not corporate policy itself. The best thing individuals can do is encourage McDonald's to create corporate policy that will be supportive of breastfeeding. This is not a La Leche League issue, but a breastfeeding issue, and as such, needs positive support from all breastfeeding advocates. Our hope is that with all the communication McDonald's will receive from this incident, they will create at least a national corporate policy, if not an international one. This will at least protect those women in areas that have not yet dealt with legislation regarding breastfeeding in public. If anyone would like more information on this incident, please e-mail me privately. thank you for your positive support. Sheila Angalet ACL - LLL-NJ [log in to unmask]