and to .Eiri. a family room is another word for .living room.

I think breastfeeding is a beautiful thing and i think its sad that people get offended by it ....its the best start for our children and i breastfeed my child till she was almost two...i didnt care if i was in public if my child was hungry i fed her covered up of course to protect the sanity of those who have a problem with it .

the issue has nothing to do with discretion because, the last thing breastfeeding women want is someone leering at their breasts, they just want to feed their babies. But to some people it is viewed as unacceptable and even pornographic. Some people can't distinguish between the normal nurturing at the breast and all of the other imagery we have of breasts that is very exploitive.

Fortunately in Canada, women are now allowed a year off work, allowing them to breastfeed for a year But let's face it – new mothers do leave home occasionally and have their babies with them. And yes, their babies do get hungry. I would rather have a woman breastfeeding at another restaurant table than hear her child screaming through the meal. Wouldn't you?

right now, INFACT is acting on behalf of a Toronto woman who has been told not to breastfeed at her fitness club. the Ontario Human Rights Commission has ordered the club to make restitution. How ironic that while men and women parade around the change rooms nude (and a lot of it is not pretty), and people exercise in some pretty scant outfits, a woman would not be allowed to breastfeed in a fitness club.

The real problem is that female breasts are so sexualized, and that people are so used to seeing them selling cars, porn, whatever, that their real use is forgotten. Maybe we should stock up on copies of National Geographic so that our children can get a look at cultures that don't freak out when a female breast is exposed. People who complain about breastfeeding women in public need a reality check on what the containers are for. They're not just there to excite men – they actually have a use.

"The real boobs are the ones complaining about them."

azure in this case a family room is not a living room

they are also sometimes called mother's rooms (thats what ive seen at babies r us)

eiri, the only place ive seen them (other then babies r us) is one mall in south eastern wisconsin (around the milwaukee area) its a nice little room near the restroom yes but not part of it, they are across the hall from the restrooms and actualy quite decent there are no toilets in these

this is why i said i wish there were more, not for the confort of other peoples prejudice tword breasts but for the confort of the mother, i found (when i was still breastfeeding, its not going so well now were having problems) it was much harder to find a good position and keep it while stnading up and walking around, its much easier when sitting or laying

~alicia~