Q: If you breastfeed will this change my breasts? A: If you choose to breastfeed it is likley that your breasts may grow bigger than they were during prenancy. However they should return to pre pregnancy size or near enough after feeding has ceased.
Q: Where can I feed in public?
A: You can feed anywhere that you wish or is practicle to do so. (if you are adept at feeding it has been known to feed whilst doing your food shopping wandering up and down the isles)! However, on a more serious note, you as a breastfeeding mother are allowed to feed anywhere where you need to / or want to. There is no law agianst it. The Government Equalities Office has confirmed that:
1) There is not, and never has been, any law that prohibits a woman from breastfeeding a child of any age in public, for example in a cafe.
2) The 1975 Sexual Discrimination Act created legal protection for a woman under the provision of goods, facilities and services section. This protection covered a woman breastfeeding a child, of any age, by implication, and meant that she could not be discriminated against for breastfeeding in places such as restaurants, cafes, surgeries, libraries etc.
3) The 2008 amendment to the SDA brought in more specific cover under the wording of ‘maternity’ – this also brought in the first mention of a six-month period, as it is tied to broader maternity rights covering 6 months before and after birth – whereby a mother could also challenge the owner under the grounds of maternity
4) The Equality Bill seeks to make it even more explicit that this maternity protection includes breastfeeding, by including the word breastfeeding in the statute.
However there are places which state (usually on their doors ) that they are breastfeeding friendly. If you would prefer to go somewhere where you are guarenteed to be welcomed with open arms then look for these signs.