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A Pennsylvania woman is outraged after being ordered by a judge to stop breastfeeding her 10-month-old daughter as part of the terms of a custody dispute.
According to Daily Mail, Jessica Moser, from Northampton County, said she was told by a family court judge two weeks ago to nursing her daughter Jasmine so the little girl can spend two days a week with her father.
Moser said she can't pump enough milk for two days and that Jasmine will not take a bottle.
'I'm feeling frustrated ... hurt,' she told WFMZ-TV.
'I'm trying to keep myself from crying, it's very emotional.
'If I do not comply I will have my child taken away.'
Moser has had primary custody of Jasmine since she was born last December.
However now the father has pressed for more time with his daughter.
Moser said she is not trying to keep Jasmine from her father - she just wants to continue breastfeeding.
The World Health Organization recommends that all babies be exclusively breastfed for the first six months, then start eating solid foods, while continuing to nurse for at least two years
However Moser said the judge told her to switch to formula.
'He did say something along the lines like, ''well she should be on formula'', or ''why isn’t she on formula?'', ''she should be able to have formula at ten months'',' she said.
'With this situation we don't have all the facts so it's hard to point fingers, but I don't think this has to be an either-or situation.
'This child should be able to see her dad and continue nursing - and the judge should encourage this option, not tell mom to stop nursing and use formula.
'It’s important for a child to have a bond with both parents and for a baby to be nourished with her mother’s milk.
'Unless there are details that haven't come out yet, I think ... the father should be ashamed.
In 2006, New Mexico mom Emily Gillette was kicked off a Delta Connections flight for breast-feeding her 22-month-old daughter and refusing to cover up. Gillette filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont, in 2009.
She settled with the airline in 2012 for unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. Her story, which gained national attention, prompted a protest "nurse-in" in 19 airports in November 2006 by outraged mothers.
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