We spoke to mothers to hear about their experiences of taking their breastfed babies to live gigs such as the theatre and concerts, including one who welcomes babies at shows of her own.
Barker has since said he had nothing against breastfeeding, rather that it was about the baby making noise.
"If a baby has been exclusively breastfed at the breast, other options such as expressing may not be either a suitable option or a mother's choice," says Emily Carrolan, manager of Breastfeeding Friendly Australia, an Australian Breastfeeding Association initiative. I managed to snag tickets at the last minute, and as my baby wouldn't take a bottle, I had no other option but to bring him along with noise-cancelling ear muffs.
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