![]() ![]() ![]() She said she advised Odish that there were cameras around the store so that she may not feel comfortable breastfeeding. When contacted by CP24, the employee at the dress shop said she didn’t know the rules around breastfeeding and was simply trying to suggest a more comfortable alternative for the customer and prevent any damage to expensive merchandise. “I’d rather someone be taught something than having her fired,” she said. While Ontario’s laws protect a woman’s right to breastfeed in public, Odish said she won’t officially claim a human rights violation. Some suggested she take the matter up with the Ontario Human Rights Commission, while others vowed to boycott the shop and hold a nurse-in with other breastfeeding moms at the store. Her post quickly garnered more than 100 comments from other moms expressing their sympathy. Odish was so upset, she told the woman she would no longer be shopping there and took to Facebook to express her frustration. “It could have taken two minutes behind a closed door. It’s stressful travelling with a kid, having to feed and change her,” Odish told. “For me, it’s more about the fact that she’s hungry at the moment. When the woman said no, Odish suggested she do it in the change room, even though the store was empty at the time. The new mom asked an employee at the store if she could breastfeed her baby. Jacky Odish was at a dress shop at the mall Friday morning when her 11-month old daughter started to cry. A 26-year-old mom who was told not to breastfeed inside a dress shop at Fairview Mall Friday said she won’t file an official complaint but is hoping to use the incident to raise awareness about a woman’s right to nurse. ![]()
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