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http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting...a-1226555303135

A MOTHER of three has been forced to leave a public pool in tears after staff insisted she stop breastfeeding her 11-month-old baby.

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With her children Kylan, 6, and Jayda, 5, happily playing in the pool while she cooled her feet in the water, Ms Webster thought nothing of breastfeeding her 11-month-old daughter Rori.

I'm just amazed..... and not in a good way Makes me wonder about BFing legislation in different states as it has been a while since it was relevant to me. I never had any negative experiences BFing in public, and its terrible that this is still going on.

[kadoodle]

WTF? That is utterly obnoxious and loco. Why would any institution place do that?

[AvadaKedavra]

It was after another family complained. Sigh.

[Funwith3]

Have I read this right - is it illegal to breast feed in a public place in Queensland!?

[chubba_bubba]

If it was for safety reasons fair enough. But seriously another family complaining. Pathetic

[Cacti]

Have I read this right - is it illegal to breast feed in a public place in Queensland!?

No, the opposite - "In Queensland, breastfeeding is protected by law and discrimination on the basis of breastfeeding is illegal in all areas of public life."

I'm really surprised at this - I went to a public pool the other day and was thinking it would be the best place to breastfeed - after all, top is already off, it's not like any more skin than normal is showing.

[Zarlias]

Shameful.

Unfortunately, as a new and nervous public feeder, it will make me think twice next time I need to feed :-(

[JuniorSpies]

I don't give a wombats backside about the fact that the other family were ignorant, had improperly sexualised this woman's breasts and were self entitled enough to complain. It was managements responsibility to tell this 'family' to pull their head out of their backsides and point out that it is entirely legal to breast feed anywhere any time. Why was the breast feeding mother even informed of this other personscomplaint?

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Have I read this right - is it illegal to breast feed in a public place in Queensland!?

I don't believe so from the article, but I'm in NSW.

From the article:

In Queensland, breastfeeding is protected by law and discrimination on the basis of breastfeeding is illegal in all areas of public life.

[erindiv]

Have I read this right - is it illegal to breast feed in a public place in Queensland!?

Not right.

In Queensland, breastfeeding is protected by law and discrimination on the basis of breastfeeding is illegal in all areas of public life.

Basically what this pool staff person did is illegal as they have discriminated against her by asking her to stop.

It is most certainly not, as the idiot staff member said, a 'grey area'

I would have refused to leave. What are the going to do, pluck the baby off you, or push you into the pool? I'd smile cheerfully and say "No thanks, I'm comfy right here. It is perfectly legal to breastfeed in public." Then turn away and ignore them.

Maybe if people started being more bold about it then these fools would think twice about trying such stupid tricks.





edited to correct angry spelling mistakes.

This post has been edited by erindiv: 16/01/2013, 06:01 PM