I have breastfed 3 children well past infancy absolutely everywhere, and I
have met very few comments at all.
The general attitude is very different from what I suppose it is in the USA.
The major objection seems to be "if you breastfeed him so long you will
spoil him", rather than a problem with decency.
There has been, of course, cases of BF mothers who has been invited to
leave the restaurant, the museum, or had other very displeasing
experiences, but they are relatively a few.
The law allows a mother to BF where she wants, and there is no legal
restriction to BF, as far as I know.
I think the fact is, there are not so much women who bf toddlers in public,
so your friend may see "surprised" looks.
She may want to have a positive attitude about it and smile if someone
looks at her.
It may improve her chances to be left alone.
However, as LLL Leaders, we are seldom asked about BF in public: only a few
mothers-to -be perceive it as a problem, usually.
Let us see if someone else has a different experience... :-)
Micaela
LLL Leader,
Italy
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:09 AM, Ruth Piatak <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Dear Lactnetters who are or have been in Italy,
>
> Permission to post. What is the cultural and legal acceptance of nursing
> in public in Italy? My friend and her husband have great emotional
> attachment to the country -- to the extent that their child, who will be 17
> months old when traveling there with them, is named Umbria. My friend is
> concerned about whether nursing her toddler there will get much
> disapproval, and whether she could get in any legal trouble by nursing in
> public there. This inquisitive child will not tolerate being covered while
> nursing, so it would limit the family quite a bit to explore Italy without
> being visible nursing.
>
> Thanks,
> Ruth
>
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