A Mother was told to breastfeed in women’s toilets at Costa Coffee

Hollie Dixon, from Brighouse, said that she was left embarrassed at following the incident in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

She went to the shop to feed her son after hearing about the company’s policy on welcoming breastfeeding mothers.

She said she has rarely been out on her own since giving birth to her son and this would have been the first time she had attempted to breastfeed in public.

‘I felt embarrassed and walked out,’ said Miss Dixon, who had already paid for a hot chocolate and a bottle of water.

‘I was already annoyed because when I entered with my pram as every single person watched me struggle as it wasn’t a automatic door and I was trying to get in. Then to be made to feel like that was just horrible. He wouldn’t like eating in a toilet so why should my baby.’

Miss Dixon had already placed her drinks order and was paying for them when she asked if they had a particular area where mothers could breastfeed.

Here’s what her mother had to say about it all:

A spokesperson for Costa Coffee said: ‘We were concerned to receive the customers social post and are looking into it as a matter of priority.

‘We have always been very happy for mothers to breastfeed in our stores, wherever they choose, and for all those who prefer a more private area, we offer baby changing facilities.

Source: http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/21/new-mother-told-to-breastfeed-in-womens-toilets-at-costa-coffee-6462132/#mv-b