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Breastfeeding Moms Hold Nurse-In

Huffington Post   First Posted: 10/20/09 Updated: 5/25/11

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Dozens of women gathered in Lincoln Square Friday to publicly breastfeed their babies in a nurse-in protesting against harassment.

Rogers Park mother Lauren Trost says she was threatened when breastfeeding her infant son last month at a public fountain in Lincoln Square. Illinois law ensures that women can breastfeed, without a cover-up, in public. Friday's demonstration was intended as a very public affirmation of that right.

 
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Dozens of women gathered in Lincoln Square Friday to publicly breastfeed their babies in a nurse-in protesting against harassment. Rogers Park mother Lauren Trost says she was threatened when breastf...
Dozens of women gathered in Lincoln Square Friday to publicly breastfeed their babies in a nurse-in protesting against harassment. Rogers Park mother Lauren Trost says she was threatened when breastf...
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