To want to stage a breastfeeding protest in London

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So I think we have all heard about the poor breastfeeding Mum labeled a 'tramp' in Rugeley.

I think that here in the capital we need to show our solidarity with this lady and all other breast feeding moms and stage a mass breast feed in protest that in this apparently enlightened age we are still disrespected for doing the best for our children.

Let me give you a clue. Nobody gives a shit about breast feeding.

If that is true Jimmy why is it all over the news today?
Why did you bother commenting? I think people do give a shit.

But that's what she's doing isn't it? Not sure it's necessary to hold another one?

She's doing it in Her home town. I think it should be bigger, nationwide.
What I'd really like is a change in the law, like Scotland, so the rights of BF mothers are protected by law.

What change in law ghostcat?

In England and Wales the Equality Act states that it is sex discrimination to treat a woman unfavourably because she is breastfeeding.

In Scotland breastfeeding is protected by the Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 under which it is an offence to stop someone in a public place from feeding their child, if under two, with milk. The legislation allows for fines for preventing breastfeeding in public places.

I thought the law in the whole of the uk was that a woman could bf anywhere...am I wrong?

You can legislate until the cows come home, it won't stop people being called names for anything at all. Quiet dignity and carry on regardless is the only way to go. Protests look like what they are - attention seeking, pointlessly. The legislation protects feeding mothers, it doesn't mean that people have to 'celebrate' it.

This woman is quite capable of standing up for herself... she's a woman, not a child and right is on her side.

Jimmy isn't wrong either - people generally do not care about breastfeeding. They do it or don't, it's not newsworthy either way.
Nobody really cares what other people do regarding baby-feeding, they're in their own little bubbles.

Oh and if you post on a forum, expect replies.

What is the story? Where was she and who called her a tramp?

Just seen it- someone took a photo of her and posted it on FB. To be honest, it says more about the person in the bar taking photos of a stranger than it does about this woman.
Don't think a BF sit in is required now that this person ( photographer) has been shown up for being a twat on the news.

Here is the link to the story www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-26519660

Whoops sorry
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-26519660

If I could I would definitely attend a protest in London. It wasn't that long ago someone got prevented from feeding in a cafe in Blackheath. So it seems it's an issue that could do with some highlighting. I like that the original protest has openly welcomed bottle feeding mums too.

Seems like an awful lot of fuss over a twat on Facebook

I don't have a baby to breastfeed, but if there were a demonstration local to me I would support it. There is still an incredibly prevalent attitude that bf is somehow disgusting and something that people should hide themselves away for. There are all too many people who do indeed think the Rugeley mother was a tramp, and probably a dreadful lefty to boot. We need to make it absolutely clear that people who think that way are dinosaurs and that bf is really just something that should be accepted as part of day to day life.

It is protected by law in England.
I live in London and I've never had any problems feeding my child in public; on the dlr, the back of a bus, cafes whatever - no one seems to have noticed/cared. I'm full of admiration for the woman in Rugeley to fight back and to shame the dick who took the photo - but I'm just not sure that bf is universally disrespected.

I know there is a law regarding BF, but it's a bit flimsy IMO. Are you really going to prosecute a person for sexual discrimination?
On the other hand a fine seems more reasonable and is easier to implement.
We have the one of the lowest levels of BF in Europe and much needs to be done to give women more confidence.

No one cares except BF mums. And when their children grow up they'll care even less IME.

LadyBeagleEyes I fear you are right. I always found it was the older Mums who were rude to me when I was pregnant too. It seemed to be a case of 'I had to suffer, so you can too!'. Very sad.

I'm with LadyBeagleEyes and FFS rise above it, not rise to the bait!

What an ageist remark OP and totally generalising.
But you carry on with your pointless campaign, I await to see you all stopping the traffic in London doing a perfectly legal activity because of one twat in Rugely.
Hugely attention seeking and like I said, no one cares how you feed your baby, and BTW I didn't suffer during pregnancy, I BF for a bit and nobody looked at me twice, particularly old ladies.

I think mass breastfeesing protests just make breastfeeding women look like a bunch of nutjobs. Doesn't normalise breastfeeding just reinforces stupid people's views that beastfeeding is weird.

My husbands ex thinks I'm disgusting because I bf my kids It's not like I was offering to bf hers!
I really don't think a protest will do any good though but maybe giving bf mums some tools to cope with all those very stupid and ignorant people out there would be better. If bf mums knew their rights it might go some way into shutting them up (the ignorant people not the bf mums obviously )

About 5 years ago I was in my local library, in the children's section BF my baby while my 2 year old was looking at some picture books. We were pretty much the only ones there and the weather was miserable. A lady came along and asked if I was ok? I said that I was and looked really puzzled. She then said 'there are toilets round there if you need them' and then slipped off into a staff only room. I was so shocked and upset I was speechless and never complained.

I've seen too many women either stuck at home because they daren't feed in public, or choosing to bottle feed for the same reason. And regardless of what your reason to bottle feed or breast feed that shouldn't be a reason to make the decision on. But sadly, it's a vicious circle because that just puts more women off the idea of breast feeding, because they never really see anyone else breast feeding. I made a point to not worry about where or when I breastfed and I bottle fed my first and found that so much harder. Bottle feeding women often have to defend their choices or explain why they couldn't manage it, but the reality is it's unappreciated how hard it is sterilising and making up bottles and trying to take it all out if I dared to leave the house!

Gotta love modern day parenthood! :D