I was in walmart today shopping with my 3 children my friend and her 5 month old baby.her baby started to cry so she started nursing her.We were walking through the eisles and a asst manager approached us and told my friend that she couldnt feed her baby in walmart uless she was covered up.My friend grew silent and started to tear up and started to take her daughter off her breast and I told he no do not stop feeding her.I then turned to the manager and told her the florida law on breastfeeding.She told me I dont care I have to look out for my other customers cause they are uncomfortable with you feeding your child.I explained to her that It was a necessity and that she was breaking a law and that she should educate the customers on the law and explain to them how a mother is allowed to breastfeed in public with or without covering.And she still argued with me.So we left and we wrote a statement to walmart and we called them.My friend works at a home daycare and two of the children she watches are the children of an attorney.So she called her and she told her what happend and she is taking her case.My friend is so upset she was embarrassed and harassed.as soon as we left she broke down crying cause she felt so humiliated.She is trying to do a wonderful thing for her daughter and here she is being degraded for it.I mean if you say the ladies face she looked like she was disgusted.She wasnt nice about it at all,but in the end she said she has fed 5 of her children but you should walk around covered.All my friend wants from all this is to make sure it doesnt happen to anyone else in a walmart store.And that their employees are educated in this matter.She doesnt want anyone to feel the feeling she felt today and she will do everything in her power to make sure it will never happen to another women in walmart.She has hired an attorney and thye are working on it right now.They are trying to get the surveilance video and on monday they will have a press conferance
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problems at Walmart in florida
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Poor woman! I feel bad that she started crying. 
I think that would be me if I were by myself. I wish so much that I'd be able to say, "Actually no the law says..." but I get so easily flustered and I would probably just end up crying. Ugh. Good job, both of you. I hope something comes of this!
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