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Seems Utah, Nebraska, and I think West Virginia don't protect nursing moms.
Well, I got a problem. I live on the border of Iowa/Nebraska, DH works in Nebraska, we live in Iowa. We go down to Omaha several times a year. We do shop across the river in Nebraska several times a year, DH does daily.
So if I'm nursing baby and some one tells me I can't, kicks me out, or whatever, do I really have to comply with them? What can I do?
hmmm i dunno but i would think that yes you would have to comply with them maybe if you were say in a diner or whatever you could ask to speak to the manager up front and tell him "hey i nurse my child ,if he/she should need to eat while im here would there be a problem?would it be ok if i used a cover?do you have a private place i could use?" it sounds like alot of trouble but if you speak to management first and they ok it then if another patron complains you will then have the management on your side cuz you got to em first its just an idea and i hope you never have to deal with any of it...hopefully no matter where you are you will be accepted.HUGS
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I live in Nebraska and honestly I have never been asked to leave anywhere while I have been breastfeeding my children and I see other women breastfeeding their children in public and have not seen any of them asked to leave somewhere for breastfeeding so I am not sure how often that actually happens.
I live in Nebraska and honestly I have never been asked to leave anywhere while I have been breastfeeding my children and I see other women breastfeeding their children in public and have not seen any of them asked to leave somewhere for breastfeeding so I am not sure how often that actually happens.
Thanks! Maybe they consider it normal or just don't want to say anything and get a nurse it?
The La Leche League site has a whole section on breastfeeding and the law, it should have some information on you about specific laws in that state: LLLI | United States
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we live really close to NE too, 45min northeast of council bluffs/omaha and i grew up in Omaha...Ive never had anyone say anything to me in Nebraska...I have had stuff said to me in Iowa, but never in NE. I was at the zoo a few weeks ago and there were TONS of moms breastfeeding! it was wonderful!! I wouldn't stress about it, we go to omaha like once a week and now that brylie isn't shy about nip, we'll do it anywhere and everywhere!
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If I lived in one of those states (i wouldn't do this if i'm just visiting the area) I would nurse in public until I was charged with it - i'm assuming it's being classed as a public indecency misdemeanor and not that there's a specific law prohibiting NIP specifically (although I could be wrong - which would be REALLY depressing)...and then I'd challenge the law's applicability to BF in court. It's probably just a latent activist gene in me, but stupid laws (or stupid application of laws) needs to be challenged or they'll never be changed.
Babies have an absolute right to be fed - I don't think the govt has any business deciding how (and where) they should be fed, which it is essentially doing by prohibiting BFing in public.
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I'm in Utah and women are allowed to breastfeed anywhere they want and are protected from public indecency laws. Iowa also allows bf in any public or private location.
I've been living in Lincoln, NE for almost 4 years now. I definitely noticed when I moved here that people gave me looks once in a while, but no one has ever harassed me and I breastfeed toddlers in public all the time. I agree with L-SBB that I would just live my life and if they chose to pick on me, I definitely know enough people to cause a big stink and I would definitely use it to change the laws to be more bf friendly.
BF friendly laws are nice, but why should the government be controlling me and how and where I choose to feed my baby?
Just think, the more you breastfeed in public, the more you are educating those around you! Take breastfeeding back to the norm!
