This is terrible..why is it offensive to breast feed but not to go out in next to no clothes and in the middle of winter!! Am I the only person that thinks our government should have bigger worries right now than women doing what is only natural??!!!!!! It's outragous to be perfectly honest!!!

Breastfeeding is natural and essential. Sort the law out ASAP

you wld think that which such a government drive to get more mums breastfeeding that restaurants and public venues being allowed to penalise a breastfeeding woman is complete hypocracy. i see no reason why restaurants etc can object to a mum feeding her child, whether by breast or bottle. granted they may get the odd customer who does find it off putting or offensive but surely to give these narrow minded people more rights than a hungry baby is absolutely ludicrous and goes against the whole breast is best thing that government are trying to push onto everyone.

realisitically u cannot expect to try to encourage and push breastfeeding and then allow restrictions as to where or when. gotta be one or the other. make ur minds up.

I gues dis is totally ridiculous, I breastfed my 1st daughter for 14mons and am looking to do d same with my 3mon old. Although no one dared to confront me in those 14mons, i'ld love to see who,ll tell me not to breastfeed my 3mon old even wen she's above the 6 mons mark. My 14mon old has never been ill and hasn't cost the nhs a dime, dat should be a thought n make the government encourage breastfeeding up until the age of two

How utterly ridiculous. The government are the ones telling us breast is best, and encouraging everybody to breastfeed, so surely there should be laws to protect us when we decide to do so? Is there any way we can find out which restaurants stop women from feeding our babies? I'd like to know which ones so that i can never eat in them again!!

These restaurants should be named and shamed!! I''d go and breast feed in one just to prove a point. If everyone else can feed there face in a restaurant then why cant a baby?! I've never heard of anything so stupid in all my life, breast feeding is the most natural thing in the world!!!
I'm so annoyed.

Please sign me up.
This makes it seem like breastfeeding is wrong. Bet the restaurant owners are men! Would it not be classed as neglect if our babies were hungry but we decided not to feed them as we were in public!!!!!!!

I support this - women should be allowed to breastfeed in public - you wouldn't take a bottle from a baby or a biscuit from a toddler so why deny a baby the right to feed if its mother has chosen to breastfeed.

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Breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world

What did cave people do!

people should be banned who think its sick and look !!!!

I'm ttc and if i can i want to breast feed, if my baby is hungry i will feed my baby where ever and when ever i deem fit and i would like someone to come and tell me not to. the law needs changing, i don't tell people where they can and cant eat so why should they have the right to tell me where i can feed my baby.

The law should be changed!
I was quite suprised at the amount of people who have had bad experances of breast feeding in public, I am still feeding my baby when and where ever he needs feeding, as having a screaming baby would annoy me personally more than having baby eating in public!
I have been told that i was brave for feeding my son in public and not many people have the confidence to do it at my age! lol. This was from the other mum who was sat next to me told me this!

But I agree Breatfeeding in puplic SHOULD be allowed!

I think that BF is the most natural thing, and these bigots who deem it unacceptable to do so in public obviously do not have children.
BF IN PUBLIC SHOULD BE ALLOWED!

Breast Feeding is the most natural thing in this world. I think it is outrageous that I would be asked to stop Breast feeding in public....but I tell you what..I wouldnt! If my baby was hungry, nothing in this world would stop me!

CHANGE THE LAW

Such discrimination is wholly unacceptable. There should be NO restrictions at all, regardless on age of child etc. I will certainly not slink off to feed my baby in a toilet . I do not intend to sit in cafes etc with my boobs hanging out everywhere, but I expect the right to discreetly feed my baby anywhere. Accidents happen - muslins slips, baby moves his head etc and TBH, people shouldn't be staring that intently anyway! Both myself and my OH will defend our right to BF our baby wherever and whenever the baby needs it.
Change the law - but make the change count - no age limits and no 'owners discretion'. It is wrong for mothers to have to traipse round with tired, hungry babies desperately looking for somewhere with a breast feeding friendly sign, although I do commend the places that display these. It's just very sad that it is necessary to do so.

Breast is best and totally natural and parents should be supported, not villified, ostracised or bullied.

breast feeding should be legal its natreal, then again u do get the weird men dont wanna say to much but im sure ur understand what i mean,
or they could have breast feeding rooms like the baby chaging rooms in shopping malls ect,where all mums can go and av a specal key to get in like the disabled toliets in town that way mums can get in and dont av to worry about unwanted visitors

sprry to blabber on

Caz n baby bump

due in may

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

The recent attitude of society is shocking for many women rising a future of Britain.Interesting that I have just discussed this unfair and non-logical topic with my breastfeeding friend.I have been breastfeeding for 2 years and then I understood that it was a good age to stop.I am 30 years old nurse and a teaching assistant by professions .My tutor-professor was telling us"Please dear students,don`t give up from breastfeeding even if it`s sore,as human body is extremely adoptable to natural circumstances/periods of life.It is a BEST ORGANIC NUTRITION you can offer to the young life.And don`t be fool,don`t make the milk companies rich,when you can give yourself the best.Of course such profit focused companies will not try to mention even on the packaging a good kind reminder- "breastmilk is still the best for your baby".Don`t be fool.

I just found out I am pregnant and I look forward to those precious moments of breastfeeding looking at own baby growing healthy.Realizing this is the best ,especially for the first 6-12 month,I am disgusted by sick attitude of some perverts ,who have some dirty thoughts in their minds about an innocent mother with a baby in the coffeeshop,who does it so discreetly with her new breastfeeding top(which can hide everything!- fact from own experince).
Madonna with a baby was an object of artists for centuries.Shame on people who think opposite about the best way of natural organic supply of new lifes.
I strongly recommend to continue breastfeeding own child and stay confident in what you do as a mother.Don`t let yourself be provoked and confused by stupid people,who know absolutely nothing about the healthy nutrition and baby development.Don`t become a brainless marionett of sick society.Without even descibing all the nutritional value and natural protecting substances in mothers milk,it is surely a gift from own body,a gift from God.Mothers who are blessed by a baby and then, following some stupid comments of sick people,they give up instead of being a strong confident loving mother,providing the saint love given to us from God.You either use it or loose it.
All the best dear mothers and I am signing this petition for better justifiable health rights &lifestyle for Britain`s new and future generations and their mums.

Mother of 2,5 daughter (Chigwell)

i think thats disgraceful!! yes the law should be applied here too....thats like Tesco saying fruit and veg is good for you so we wont supply it (with reference to the old 'breast is best' saying) how ridiculous....its the most natural thing in the world....

Of course it should. Scotlands law's seem much more sensible than ours in a lot of cases.

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I completely agree that the law needs to be changed. I breastfed my boy for only 4 months but the amount of times I was asked to do it in the toilets - would they have eaten their dinner in the loo ??? I dont think so !!

my daughter is nearly seven months and i'm still breastfeeding. i have been asked to leave 3 restaurant since november 2008 because i was breastfeeding.
i feel you should beable to breastfeed anywhere.:\?