Many mothers are criticized or judged when they breastfeed in public. To promote breastfeeding and the use of the breast pump in the street, according to baby’s needs, the Elvie brand is installing a bench dedicated to breastfeeding mothers in 4 Parisian locations, on June 19 and 20, 2023.
Breastfeed in public has always been natural and recommended by WHO. However, even today, 17% of women claim to have been “openly criticized” or “victims of prejudice”* by breastfeeding their baby in a public place. Various facts have in particular sparked controversy in recent years: a woman had indeed been banned from breastfeeding at the Louvre Museum in June 2022, while another had been slapped by a woman in Bordeaux the previous year. The objective of these benches is therefore above all to normalize breastfeeding in publicand allow women to feel comfortable breastfeed whenever and wherever they want.
Where are the nursing benches in Paris?
To allow mothers to breastfeed in peace, the British brand Elvie has decided to install a bench specially designed for breastfeeding, right in the center of Paris. If you wish to give the breast and take part in this experience, go to:
- Monday, June 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Champs de Mars
- Monday June 19 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Jardin des Tuileries
- Tuesday, June 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Paris City Hall
- Tuesday, June 20 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Rue du Trésor
What do nursing benches look like in public?
Women who wish to breastfeed or express their milk in public will be comfortably seated. “With an armrest, some toys and a changing mat, the experience immediately becomes more pleasant for the women involved“, specifies the brand at the initiative of this operation.
- **Study conducted online in June 2021 with a panel of 737 mothers who chose to breastfeed their child