For nursing mothers, any place they go can be a place where their babies need to be fed.
"When baby's hungry, baby's hungry," said Danielle Elwood, whose daughter Addison is just a month old.
So when Elwood found out one of her friends was told by a security officer to cover up while breastfeeding at the Westfield Trumbull mall, she was appalled.
"I was outraged, I was really upset because moms shouldn't be made to feel uncomfortable," said Elwood.
Elwood organized a nurse-in, where she and other moms came to the food court to nurse their children and show support for other mothers who have the right to breastfeed in public.
"I just know it's a lot of hard work and determination, and for people to look down on you and think it's a bad thing, I just came to show the mothers support," said Michelle Santiago, who works for the Women, Infant and Children Program in Bridgeport.
"They have the legal right to breastfeed anywhere they legally have the right to be," said Rhonda Trust of the Connecticut Breastfeeding Coalition.
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Westfield Trumbull says it understands the laws, and its policy is to not interfere with nursing mothers. In fact, Westfield Trumbull says mothers are its favorite customers. The mall has gone out of its way to create amenities and conveniences to accommodate them. For example, there's a family lounge area inside the mall, according to a spokesperson.
"I really enjoy that they have changing stations, things like that because it makes things a little easier for moms who aren't comfortable stopping where they are and nursing right where they are," said Elwood.
