And I don't know how Vermont laws would cover this. Assuming she was flying to her home in New Mexico, she would have crossed over a dozen states with a dozen different breast feeding laws.
It's a tad absurd to be breast feeding a 22-month-old daughter. That daughter is nearly TWO YEARS OLD!
There's something wrong with this woman!
This is such BS.
My daughter has a 4-month-old and nursed her throughout an overseas flight, and also aboard flights in the U.S. while she was visiting here last month. She was very discreet and didn't annoy anyone.
Breastfeeding a child past its first birthday is not unusual, nursing a child that is almost 2 years old is something out of "National Geographic."
Was the blanket obviously clean, or was it frequently used on the plane? I wouldn't want some filthy public thing that close to my infant.
She was making a statement. Having made it, bounce her. It isn't just all about me.
Teh 22 month old daughter was named "River". Makes you wonder doesn't it?
There once was a dame named Gillette, Who breast fed her babe on plane jet, Told to hide her bare nipple, She hired attorney named Boepple, Just to get he face in every gazette.
There once was a nation of mules, Complaining about life's many rules, Obsessed with their rights, They missed the big fights, Until they fell like all fools.
What?!?
Every indecent thing is overlooked but a mama feeding her baby is treated like a crime?
Talk about calling good evil and evil good.
A 22 month old is a toddler, not a baby. It's not like this kids primary source of sustinance was breast milk anymore, like it would be if the BABY was 22 weeks old. Having the kid wait for a snackie would not physically or psychologically damage her.
I'm as big a proponent of nursing as anyone and I nursed one of mine that long, but NOT IN PUBLIC. A child that age can be given adult food in public to satisfy his or her hunger. I agree with others here who think she was looking to make an issue of this. The world doesn't revolve around this lady and she needs to get over herself.
A nursing toddler will sometimes try to take advantage every time the Mommy sits down. That is probably what happened. Baby was bored waiting, saw the Num-nums, and wanted to nurse. Mom then had to decide whether to disrupt the plane with a crying toddler or just quietly give in. She is within her legal rights. It is not illegal to nurse an older baby. I agree with the mom here, though she should have had her actual BREAST covered. If her actual breast was exposed, she should have taken the blanket. If the intent of the flight attendant was to hide the fact that she was breastfeeding, and not just exposed skin, than the airline is wrong.
The woman in the second row of a place where my band played tossed one out and hooked a baby to it. Thought the banjo player was gonna fall off the stage.
that's what nursing pumps are for
Thought you might be interested in knowing, just heard on the news, the flight attended was reprimanded for his/her stance on this.
Just goes to show, never mess with a nursing mom. Not sure I totally agree with the mom, if you're offending someone and are asked to cover up, you should at least try. On the other hand, good likelihood only the flight attendent could see it because he/she was up and walking around. I can see both sides of this.
Better than being run over by an SUV.
The Vermont Teddy Bear Company thought it would be a cute idea to market a new bear that people might want to give to their loved one for Valentine's Day and named it the "Crazy for You" bear.
The manufacturer of a teddy bear intended to be a Valentine's Day gift is accused of being heartless and insensitive to people with mental illness.
On January 28 Robert Appel, executive director of the Vermont Human Rights Commission, weighed in on the controversy. He accused the company of an "apparent lack of understanding.. .of the real hurt and emotional turmoil" that continued marketing of the bear would cause those with psychiatric disorders.
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