A mum who breastfed for four years refuses to call her pottery shop 'breastfeeding friendly' to avoid parents being discriminated against for the way in which they feed their children.
Rachel Harvey owns The Paint Box pottery studio in Cleethorpes and believes that you do not need a sticker on your shop window to allow mums to breastfeed.
She hopes that removing the stickers, and allowing anyone to come in and feed their child, will create a safer space and community for mothers.
Speaking to Grimsby Live, Rachel said: "We shouldn't need breastfeeding friendly stickers to allow someone to feed their baby in a shop. On top of that, we're allowing people in to feed however they like with no purchase necessary.
"We want to provide a safe space for everyone and be inclusive, not just for those who breastfeed.
"We get a lot of varied customers in here. Some breastfeed, some who use a bottle and others who pump.
"I feel like the stickers isolate certain people who don't breastfeed. I just want this place to be somewhere people can come in and feel comfortable.
"I don't care how you feed your child so long as you're safe and happy with it.
"I know there are certain places where you have to purchase something before you can feed - it's not fair.
"I want an open door policy and for everyone to feel safe when the come here."
Having breastfed herself for four years, Rachel recognises a fed baby is a happy baby no matter what the method is.
She said people should feel happy doing what they want to do and not feel guilty if they don't breastfeed.
Rachel said: "Women are always judged or looked differently upon for their choices, like how they feed their child or even if they decide to not have a child at all.
"I think this is especially true for people who breastfeed in public. They often feel judged and I don't want that, it just shouldn't be like that.
"We should just support one another and not judge or feel guilty for the decisions we make surrounding our children.
