The Bike
Shed Cafe in Barnstaple has been shortlisted for a national
breastfeeding award by local mothers. The awards have been designed by Lansinoh to celebrate places and people across the country supporting breastfeeding mums.
One mum who nominated the cafe said: The
bike shed is a cafe for bike enthusiast primarily however they have a
very spacious cafe and me and my mum friends often meet there for coffee
and can freely breastfeed our babies. The staff help move things around
and welcome us all with all of our prams and everything else you need
to lug around with a baby! We would be lost without this place!
In 2015, 776,950
babies were born in the UK. Yet just 0.5% of UK mums are breastfeeding
their newborn at 12 months, despite recommendations from the World
Health Organisation to continue breastfeeding into your baby's second
year. With British breastfeeding rates among the worst in the world,
could the culprit be society's attitudes towards breastfeeding?
To
understand if there is a stigma attached to breastfeeding in public,
Lansinoh conducted research to gauge public opinion. The new research
quashed common misconceptions, revealing that the over 65s are the most
accepting and that men are more comfortable with it than
women. Witnessing a woman breastfeeding in a café, restaurant or pub was
uncomfortable for an average of 46% of people. Despite the most
comfortable public spaces being revealed as the great outdoors, a
surprising percentage of people still felt uncomfortable at the park
(17%) and beach (16%).
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