Stephanie Wilby, 22, was ordered to stop feeding 4-month-old Leo in the toddler’s swimming pool of Manchester’s Aquatics Centre.
She spoke to hosts Eamon Holmes and Ruth Langsford, who expressed her concern about the hygiene aspect of feeding a child in a public pool.
'I don't see the unhygienic part of this,' the 22-year-old admitted, adding that she felt the changing rooms were dirtier.
When asked why she didn’t feed him by the poolside, she explained:
'This wasn't about a feed - it was to soothe my son. If I'd left the pool, it wouldn't have been right for Leo.
'There was no safety risk, there was no health risk.'
When Leo joined his mother at the end of the interview, she asked: ‘How could you not feed him?’.
But Eamon was not convinced, retorting:
‘He shouldn't be the boss all the time.'
And it seems the general public are in agreement with the host, with only 26% in favour of breastfeeding in public pools in a poll conducted by the show.
'I was humiliated and it was very distressing.'
Last week Wilby, a customer service representative for British Gas, said:
‘I should be allowed to breastfeed where I want.
‘As long as I do so tactfully and I am in within the law then I should not be harassed by people telling me to stop. I was humiliated and it was very distressing.'
Speaking of the moment she was asked to stop for health and safety reasons, she revealed:
'They were saying me breastfeeding was indecent exposure but I was covered more than most of the other swimmers.
‘The manner in which they treated me was aggressive and upsetting and caused me major embarrassment.’
A spokesperson for the leisure centre said that they would be looking into the matter, adding:
‘Serco’s operating practices are to encourage breastfeeding in a safe and comfortable environment for both the mother and child rather than it taking place in the swimming pool.’