Can I breastfeed my baby in public? Photo: Rosalia Passos Science tells us "breastfeeding is the best start in life for a new born". Adding to all the scientific great reasons, I strongly encourage first time mothers to breastfed their babies: it is one of the most bounding and loving feelings you can develop with your little baby. Breastfeeding does not happen "all naturally and easy" as we seen advertised. It takes time, it is a learning process between the mother and the new born ... It takes practice! It can require hard work and definitely requires persistence and determination. Ireland breastfeeding rates are very low. There is a long way to go to build a breastfeeding culture. And, unfortunately, we still seen stories like the one bellow. Very recently, a paper in Co. Mayo published an article commenting on a situation which a reader was asked to breastfeed her baby in the toilets by the GAA steward before the ma...