Mother expresses outrage as she wasn't offered seat on train while breastfeeding
She also added that she didn't need a seat when the child was in his buggy, but there were no offers when her son was hungry.
A large number of people use public transport in cities across the world every day. But while we live in civilised society, there are incidents which bring out the utter lack of empathy among people.
While many of us don’t get a place to sit on a train, Kate Hitchens from Essex was forced to stand while breastfeeding her child. The apathy towards Kate comes at a time when women breastfeeding in public has become part of a controversial debate.
The 32-year-old was furious as she later expressed feelings of embarrassment and discomfort after being denied a seat. She also added that she didn’t need a seat when the child was in his buggy, but there were no offers when her son was hungry and started crying.
She said that while she felt silly asking for a place, many commuters saw her struggling as they made eye contact and even smiled at her but didn’t offer their seat.