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to be a bit cross with a woman feeding from a jar in the baby room

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LisasCat · 21/07/2011 11:47

The baby room in Boots is a bit of a squeeze anywy. It's a small room and they've crammed in two seats for feeding, two changing tables and a toilet cubicle. Just about enough floor space left for 2 buggies and accompanying parents.

Yesterday I went in with hungry DD, and a couple were BFing their twins on the chairs (well, mum was feeding, while dad occupied the other), so I didn't begrudge them both chairs. I leant against the changing table and latched DD on.

Then in came another woman with a 4/5 year old. Turns out this was the aunt 'saving a space'. 2 mins later in came the mum with the baby. Twin couple had now finished, and I said new woman should sit, as I was nearly done and DD would unlatch if I moved. So down she sits, and gets out a jar of baby food, which she proceeds to spoon feed to her child, cold.

So have I misunderstood the point here? I thought baby rooms were to give BFing mums a bit of privacy or FFing mums the facilities to heat the milk. If you're just feeding cold food from a jar, that can be done anywhere, and definitely in far more pleasant surroundings than a cramped baby room with a faint whiff of pooey nappies. I think I'm just miffed that she took up room with her extended family as well, when it was obviously very busy in that room.

OP posts:
TandB · 22/07/2011 13:32

I would if I knew what a sylabol was.

Sunshine78 · 22/07/2011 13:35

Kungfupanda - u are insulting me I told u I am stupid and need help to understand all this I am very offended

TandB · 22/07/2011 13:38

No you're not. Don't be silly.

Sunshine78 · 22/07/2011 13:41

how do you know kungfupanda do u know me?

Hulababy · 22/07/2011 13:41

Baby rooms are not breast feeding rooms. They are to feed (and sometimes change) babies.

How come you didn't object to the non feeding dad occupying a seat. He could have always stood up and held the baby after all. He wasn't feeding her. Or was it the fact that his wife was breastfeeding that you feel the my had more right than someone who was feeding from a jar?

TandB · 22/07/2011 13:53

No. But fortunately I can recognise a string of silly, would-be-contentious posts when I see them.

Sunshine78 · 22/07/2011 14:31

oh kungfupanda lighten up abit! but u are too clever for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

orangehead · 22/07/2011 14:42

DS1 would often like a bit of a bf after his babyfood. Maybe he was intending to do that.

galletti · 22/07/2011 14:45

YABU, and as for your argument that she could have gone to the park, - well so could you!

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