Mum breastfeeding twins at nursery told to move as it’s ‘inappropriate’ – News Live

Mum breastfeeding twins at nursery told to move as it’s ‘inappropriate’ – News Live
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxXJWaaPjdySWLtEEj5k2jQ?sub_confirmation=1 A mum of four was told not to breastfeed her twins in the public space at their own NURSERY because it was deemed inappropriate and could offend religious beliefs.
Jennifer Mancuso claims she was forced to go to another room “no bigger than a wardrobe” to continue tandem feeding Aria and Asha, who are 18 months old.
The 38-year-old from from Ohio, USA, was left in disbelief with neither her nor the staff member backing down.
Photographer Jennifer eventually conceded defeat, but later that week the nursery manager apologised and even teared up.
Jennifer is speaking out about the incident, which happened in August 2018, in the hope that by standing up for her rights she will help other mothers.
She said: “It’s natural and frankly I don’t care if someone sees my breast, or a glimpse of my nipple doing what nature created it to do.”
Jennifer, who has four daughters Parker, four, Piper three, and twins Aria and Asher, as well as three step-children, Adriana, 13, Vegah, nine, and Copeland, seven, breastfed her two older girls until they weaned off, and is still nursing the twins.
She was tandem breastfeeding Aria and Asher inside their nursery when an employee asked her to relocate to the staff room, a small and boxy room which couldn’t be seen into.
Jennifer was told that she had to nurse her daughters in a private space because some of the children were ‘school-aged’ and it could be inappropriate for them to see.
The director also felt that it was best for Jennifer not to nurse in a public area of the centre in case she offended any religious beliefs of other parents.
The staff at the day-care went back and forth with Jennifer, telling her where she could and couldn’t breastfeed.
Jennifer was close to removing her daughters from the centre until after three weeks of dispute, she received an apology from the director.
Staff at the nursery reviewed their policies to make sure the same situation would never occur again.
so other mothers aren’t afraid of it.
“Both my twins were able to latch on right away, but I think it helped that I was a veteran at breastfeeding by then, so it didn’t intimidate me,” said Jennifer.
“I nursed my first two in public, but I wasn’t nearly as confident as I am with the twins.
“I would turn bright red and have beads of sweat drip down my face because I was so insecure and afraid that someone would say something negative to me.
“However, the more I did it in public, the more I realised that most people don’t care, and if they do, they keep it to themselves.
“Parker, my oldest, breastfed until 20 months, and Piper stopped at 12 months. Partially I think they self-weaned due to a change in the taste of my breastmilk from getting pregnant.
“I nurse the twins two to three times a day, but if they’re feeling unwell it may be more often than that.
“It’s much more difficult to breastfeed discreetly when there are two.
“When the babies were very young and unable to