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Breastfeeding Bingo

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends mothers breastfeed for a child’s first year. Which means moms must get down to the business of nursing (or pumping) all over town. Can you get bingo?

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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* Mamava: Sea-Tac’s Lactation Situation

There’s one outside the train near the D gates; another near gate A9—a white freestanding pod that kind of evokes a futuristic photo booth, except any boobs bared within are proffered for maternal purposes. In early 2017, the airport installed these two freestanding lactation suites from Vermont startup Mamava, each equipped with a locking door, bench, table area, and an outlet for pumping. Sea-Tac’s had a mother’s room (at the play area, just off the central terminal) since 2006, but the number of passengers has increased 50 percent since then. So, presumably, has the number of nursing moms who appreciate not having to pump in a bathroom.

Published in the 47 Things Every Kid & Family Must Do issue of Seattle Met.




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.