22-Oct-2004, 04:39 PM
Perhaps the answer might be to combine the needs of breastfeeders with those of weak-bladdered mature folk by providing toilets with an attendant and baby room throughout towns .
I breast fed both my children for two years each. Living near Heskin meant I had to catch a bus to Leyland, go shopping, then walk up to my Mum's in Bent Lane- which took a few hours. I have even sat on the steps of the pub at the Cross and breast fed while waiting there for the Wigan bus! During those years, I never had any complaints from the public, quite the opposite, for most people it brought back lovely memories of their own children ( seeing me, one old man was moved to tears, remembering his wife and their baby). Or if the larger businesses (eg Tesco, or does it??) had facilities, shopping itineraries could be planned around these.
The more breast feeding's seen to be the acceptable norm, the better for the nation's future health.
I breast fed both my children for two years each. Living near Heskin meant I had to catch a bus to Leyland, go shopping, then walk up to my Mum's in Bent Lane- which took a few hours. I have even sat on the steps of the pub at the Cross and breast fed while waiting there for the Wigan bus! During those years, I never had any complaints from the public, quite the opposite, for most people it brought back lovely memories of their own children ( seeing me, one old man was moved to tears, remembering his wife and their baby). Or if the larger businesses (eg Tesco, or does it??) had facilities, shopping itineraries could be planned around these.
The more breast feeding's seen to be the acceptable norm, the better for the nation's future health.