Wednesday, August 10, 2005

the Mail online | Mail - news, sport, showbiz, health and more | Mother told breast is not best at the palace

A mother was told to stop breastfeeding her baby as she toured a royal palace.

Staff at Hampton Court Palace told Margaret Mikkelsen, 30, to use the mother and baby room if she wished to continue feeding her six-month-old daughter Stella. Miss Mikkelsen said the order, which came from a woman warder, left her self-conscious and upset.

"What I object to was the look of disgust on the member of staff's face," she said yesterday.

"It made me feel I was doing something disgusting.

"I'm sure the mother and baby room is very nice and it's great that they have one, but it shouldn't be a requirement."



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