Record attempt aims to get breastfeeding in the open

CLOSE to 100 mothers breastfed their children simultaneously at a Cork shopping centre over the weekend in a bid to create a supportive atmosphere for breastfeeding mothers in this country.

Mothers travelled to Mahon Point Shopping Centre from as far away as Dublin and Galway in order to take part in the 2010 Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge on Saturday morning.

The group of 97 failed to beat the current record of 850 mums simultaneously feeding babies, set in Canada nine years ago.