Moms Breastaurant
Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 01:06AM
Their concept is simple. They provide moms a comfortable and safe place to nurse while attending fairs, busy festivals and noisy concerts. We love moms who nurture other moms and their babies! Thank you for your support as well! You will soon find our Nesting Pillows on their site too!
At Mom’s Breastauarant, moms enjoy:
- Comfortable arm chairs for feeding and snuggling their babies
- Fully stocked and clean diaper changing stations
- Kids activity area to entertain big brother or sister while mom is feeding her baby
- Shaded and temperature-moderated facilities
Their Story: How it all began
In the spring of 2006 Tera Smith shared a story with a group of moms on an online Attachment Parenting website. She had been removed from the premises of a festival for putting up an ‘unauthorized booth’ in order to have some shade in which to sit and nurse her young daughter. The ‘booth’ she was accused of putting up was far across the parking lot from the event, and only shaded her car and a camp chair next to it, in which she sat breastfeeding her baby.
Nonie Veccia, the owner of the website where Smith shared her story, got in touch with Tera to discuss the idea of an ‘authorized’ booth at the next event. The idea was to create a space where moms would have shade and comfortable seats and freedom from distraction in which they could feed their babies. And from there it grew to also providing an area for diaper changes, and a place where older siblings might be kept happily occupied while mom cared for her baby.
The ideas grew into a plan. And then Nonie found the perfect name for the endeavor: Mom’s Breastaurant.
Bankrolling the organization’s start-up costs from her own pocket, Nonie secured space and a rented booth at a street fair in Tucson, Arizona, in December 2006. She furnished the interior of the booth with comfortable chairs, a changing table, and a toddler-sized table and chairs. And she stood outside the booth all day each day of the event inviting parents to come in to use the changing area and mothers to come into the temperature-moderated tent to sit in comfort and feed their babies. After receiving great feedback from moms (not to mention happy babies too!), Nonie has continued to bring Mom’s Breastaurant to other festivals, street fairs and outdoor events – and has gained rapid steam too.
In 2008, Mom’s Breastaurant is slated to have a presence at nearly 20 events and is supported by donations and sponsors. Nonie hopes to expand Mom’s Breastaurant in the coming year
Reader Comments (2)
what a fantastic idea. nursing on the road can be stressful, and i'd love to have access to something like this.
i also have a nesting pillow--it is wonderful! love your site, too.
This is such an awesome idea! Nursing in public should NEVER be a problem. What a great way to ease the stress on moms.
And my nesting pillow is one of my favorite things! The baby loves it too - now he's crawling all over it!!