Moms appreciate having a comfy spot at fair to breast-feed
Having a meal at the Indiana State Fair, for most visitors, is as easy as walking up to the nearest food vendor.
But for nursing moms, planning mealtime for their youngest family members often means trekking back to the car or trying to get comfortable in a bathroom stall.
Not anymore.
This year for the first time, moms at the fair who are breast-feeding their babies can sink into a comfortable rocking chair and enjoy a breeze generated by oscillating fans inside a tent dubbed the Lactation Station.
Near the entrance to the Pfizer Fun Park, across from the Pathway to Water Quality, the station is free and open to any moms who need to take a break for mealtimes.
"The idea is . . . to encourage and support mothers who breast-feed," said Mary Alexander, of the Indiana Mothers' Milk Bank, the tent sponsor.
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