Ending the shame game of breastfeeding

Helen O’Callaghan says mothers need to rediscover breastfeeding.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2016 - 01:00

Helen O’Callaghan

XPOSÉ star and mum of two Karen Koster acknowledges it can be daunting to breastfeed in public.

“You’re so worried you’ll be told to cover up or asked to leave,” says the 35-year-old TV presenter, who breastfed son Finn, 17 months, and continues to breastfeed three-month-old baby JJ.

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