Greetings, wise Lactnetters, 
 
I am posting this story with permission.
 
A friend of mine was refused permission to nurse in Victoria's Secret at
Boston's Faneuil Hall. Jessie is mother to a lovely baby girl, Charlotte.
She asked the clerk at VS if she could use a changing room for a moment to
calm and nurse her little girl, and was told that company policy prohibited
breastfeeding because it is unsanitary; she was directed towards a bathroom
instead. Jessie says, "During this entire exchange my DD had tears streaming
down her face, eyebrows bright read and nuzzling my chest. I tried once more
to nurse her outside, but she just wouldn't take to it. It's so hot there
and can be very crowded."

Given that this exact same scenario played out last year in South Carolina
and resulted in a breastfeeding-in-public law being passed, well, you'd
think Vic's would have learned their lesson, but apparently mamas in
Massachusetts are going to have to repeat it for them. Our state currently
has an NIP bill which is languishing in committee, and we are hoping to use
this as a tipping point. This mama is willing to go the distance.
 
If anyone has advice, strategies, etc that they would be willing to share,
please drop me a line!
 
Gratefully,
 
Ali Crehan Feeney, CLC
breastfeeding counselor for WIC & the Nursing Mothers' Council
and proud nursing mama 
Quincy, MA 
http://lactiferous.blogspot.com <http://lactiferous.blogspot.com/> 
 

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