nurse-in

in october a woman was kicked off a delta/freedom airlines flight out of vermont because a flight attendant was "offended" by her breastfeeding her baby. in response, a national "nurse-in" was staged in front of delta ticket counters across the country on tuesday, november 21 at 10am. the nurse-in was in protest of the treatment of the breastfeeding mother, and in hopes of raising awareness for breastfeeding rights. you can read about the incident in the burlington free press.

noah and i participated in the nurse-in at the bellingham airport, where we had about a dozen moms and their babies. we had positive feedback from travellers and good coverage in the local press. noah did great at his first protest--i.e. he nursed really well! (this may have been because i starved him for a few hours before the event!) it felt great to be part of such an important event, and to live in a community that cares about supporting an infant's right to nurse, wherever and whenever they need.

you can hear npr's coverage of the story here.


moms and babies at the bellingham airport


the article in the cascadia weekly, one of bellingham's local papers


part two


the new international breastfeeding accessibility symbol