You write that the mom says the baby was in a sling breastfeeding when  the 
event happened. Having been on several flights with babies in carriers I  
have always been asked to take the baby out of the carrier/sling for take off 
 and landing. It didn't have anything to do with breastfeeding. I also sell 
baby  slings and I always tell moms that if they fly they will probably be 
told this,  though I do know of other moms who say sometimes they were told 
this and other  times they didn't care if baby was in a sling. I have nursed 
on several  flights and didn't use a blanket.  In one of the earlier times 
I  started flying with my baby I told the flight attendant that my baby  was 
sleeping in the sling and it didn't matter I would still have to take  him 
out of the carrier. Could it be that it was a misunderstanding that she  
could still breastfeed the baby but the baby couldn't be in the sling?  If this 
is not case it is a shame that this happened to this mom. And  especially 
that is escalated to the point that she was then off the  plane.  I often 
have moms ask me if they can breastfeed on a plane and get  worried that they 
will be asked to stop. It is so sad that moms have to even  think about this 
kind of situation. I do hope she is able to talk to the airline  about the 
awful treatment she got and changes can be made for future moms. 
 
Kim Ann 
 
 
 
In a message dated 7/6/2009 4:26:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
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i work  for public health and a mom on one of our programs was asked to 
leave 
the  plane for breastfeeding her 3 month old infant. why do we still have 
this  
problem? so i called the airline and asked what is ther breastfeeding  
policy, 
and the coustomer service rep said that they dont have one, they  just ask 
that women breastfeed without causing a scene. wtf? the mom said  that that 
she was sitting in the last seat with no one next to her ad the  baby was 
in a 
sling, she was asked to remove the baby from the sling, and  she TOLD the 
attendant that she was breastfeeding. HELLO, no onne knew  what she was 
doing until she said something. the captin of the plane  announced over the 
speaker that the delay was from a mother with a baby  having trouble 
understaning flight regulations. omg! as this mom exit the  plane some of 
our 
fine men in 1st class cursed at her for holding up the  flight. she was 
intears, 
and it took her a week to get home because she  could not afford to get a 
connecting flight that day. we have got to make  change happen very soon. i 
pray everyone that made this moter feel so  small get a reality check, or 
better 
yet give this mom a  CHECK$





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