'It Takes A Village' for Nursing Bartender at Rosie's
It never occurred to Rosie's Tavern bartender Dawn Carney Catacchio not to nurse her newborn daughter. And with lots of help from the Rosie's sisterhood, Catacchio is able to make it happen.
New visitors at Rosie’s Tavern would never know the careful choreography behind their bartender's break schedule. "It's not like I'm taking a 20-minute smoke break," Dawn Catacchio, 36, joked while tending bar on a recent Tuesday afternoon. Catacchio actually carefully schedules her breaks so she can slip into the storage closet for much-needed "BR," or breast relief. "You have to have a sense of humor about it," she said. Owner Julie Brown said that although she has no kids of her own, it was a "no-brainer" to ensure Catacchio, a first-time mother, had a private, quiet place to use a breast pump to nurse when she returned from maternity leave. "It just happened so naturally," Brown explained. "It was just a no-brainer. When you got a good…
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Melody Urso
12:21 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
I remain proud to be a part of the Dunedin community and to be friends with Rosie's and owner Julie, as well as Dawn and Jaycee. We do take care of each other and thank you Julie for enabling our Dawn to continue to be a presence at Rosie's. Love you all! more ›