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# Face of the day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1945/
- Published: 2019-05-06T18:30:46.000Z
- Updated: 2019-07-07T22:04:14.000Z
- Author: Juana Atkins
- Tags: Blog, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 04:14

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Today’s face of the day Rebecca Robertson was told she could not breastfeed while sitting in the shallows of a Wellington City Council pool because it breached the food and beverage policy.

I breastfed both my children long term and I was a member of La Leche League when I lived in Wellington ( In fact I almost completed the training to become a La Leche League consultant before moving unexpectedly to Australia). I, therefore, feel completely qualified to call the staff at the pool completely ignorant.

**Breastfeeding has zero risk of spillage and contamination of the swimming pool.** The only risk I can see is that the baby might get a mouthful of chlorine contaminated breast but I highly doubt that the Mum would have allowed her top half to get wet.

What I suspect is much more likely is that the staff member felt uncomfortable seeing a 20 month old being breastfeed as our society has been conditioned to think that breastfeeding is only for newborn babies and that toddlers should be bottle fed. I suspect that the contamination story was just an excuse to remove the Mother and her child from the pool and public view.

> [Breastmilk in breach of ‘food and beverage’ policy at Wellington City Council pools](https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/112502569/breastmilk-in-breach-of-food-and-beverage-policy-at-wellington-city-council-pools?ref=goodoil.news)