What are the rules about breast feeding my baby in public?
Firstly, you are very welcome to feed your baby at BabyBluebird, whether breast feeding or with a bottle. It is not illegal to feed your baby anywhere, although (and this happens very rarely) people can refuse to serve you, or ask you to leave. My personal experience bears this out, in the huge majority of cases people are delighted to see a baby being fed in this way. As I say, cases where people object are rare, which is why they make headlines. There is a law being debated (that’s already law in Scotland) that will make it illegal for anyone to prevent you feeding your baby. Some of the large chains, coffee shops, supermarkets, department stores, welcome nursing mothers and go to great lengths to support you should you need to feed your baby instore. Your local NCT group would be a good source of information about smaller venues. There are, though, products that help preserve our dignity, shawls and large cardigans can be good.
