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Question about rights to breastfeed in public in Florida

mary35699mary35699 member
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Hi all, I am a breastfeeding mom from NL Canada. I need some info about the rights of breastfeeding mothers in Florida. The reason I ask is that I am considering planning another trip to Orlando in the fall. This will be my first time traveling with my son, who will be about 9-10 months old when we travel. I want to go back and stay on the resorts on Disney. I know from past trips that there are child care stations in all the parks so I am assuming that there is a nursing spot in there, but at home we are protected under the humans rights act and I can breastfeed anywhere we are legally allowed to be. So my question is basically if I do book a trip can I breastfeed where ever I want and is there a law or act that protects my right to do so? Thanks for any replys. :)
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Re: Question about rights to breastfeed in public in Florida

  • jill0986jill0986 member
    I live in Orlando and have had no issues so far (my daughter is 3 months) I am an annual pass holder for Disney and have been several times with already with my little one. I have nursed her in the baby center which is nice because they have chairs in a quiet room to feed them plus a waiting room with a tv if you have a party or small child waiting with you. That being said there is only one located throughout the entire park so I have also fed her sitting on benches, walking through the park and on a few of the slow moving rides. No one has ever said anything to me or really paid attention. I do use a cover up but for me it's just about being courteous because I know some people are uncomfortable by it and my little one doesn't mind if she did I would do no cover up.

    I also work at the largest outlet mall in Orlando and have seen countless number of women walking around breastfeeding with no cover up. So you shouldn't have a problem and just know here in Florida you are protected as well
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  • mary35699mary35699 member

    Thank you casey78 and jill0986 for the replies.

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  • eg214eg214 member
    WOW. Thanks for posting all the info. I'm from FL and knew the laws there, but live in VA and had ZERO idea they were so anti breastfeeding. I know a few of the laws here including this one are making my life difficult. Maybe its time to move. Geesh!

    PCOS // Loss 3/2010 // Single Mom // Natural Birth // DC Metro // Baby Girl Born 2/2/2014
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  • babymama619babymama619 member
    edited May 2014
    Holy cow on that VA law. Maybe the reason people haven't had trouble is because people would rather see a boob that hear a screaming baby!

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  • ejb23ejb23 member
    Yeah ditto on the

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