Page 11 | Had to leave Costa as breastfeeding was taking too long

Twinkletoes10 · 08/04/2025 20:48

I'm so sorry that happened to you, it's absolutely appalling. It makes me very sad to think that a tiny baby had to stop feeding because of someone's intolerance and impatience. What is the world coming to,so cruel 😔

Olive123456 · 12/04/2025 18:58

lauraloulou1 · 06/04/2025 00:59

That staff member needs fired. Please update us when you have made that happen. Let us know how we can help. And your first outing?? Literally fuck that shit. Free coffees for you for life and that fucker fired for breaking the actual law.

You seem nice...

Jenkibubble · 12/04/2025 20:34

CalmFawn · 06/04/2025 00:27

Visited Costa last week with my 10 day old baby. Went to meet my best friend and it was my first outing without my husband ( so a bit nervous!)

Sat down and we both ordered a coffee and a cake. Had a good chat and she held baby etc. about 40 mins into seating, I started to breastfeed baby. Coffee was nearly gone but cakes hadn’t been eaten yet. A member of staff came over and demanded I stop feeding my baby as it was ‘too time consuming’ and we’ve been sat here for too long and it was a busy period so we need to leave. We pointed out there were over 10 empty tables and we still had cake but she ignored us and held the door open for us to leave. I was so upset and embarrassed I just stopped feeding baby and rushed out.

whilst reflecting over the weekend I wish I had had said something to her but worried I’ve missed some time frame that Costa allow and overran. Was she right to ask us to leave? Or was she in the wrong?

Outrageous - no wonder our BF rate is so low in this country

Id email - head offixe .
Poor !!!!!!

Schoolgatelassie · 12/04/2025 20:49

Lawsuit

MarvellousMonsters · 12/04/2025 21:37

CalmFawn · 06/04/2025 00:54

I wasn’t asking about the breastfeeding. I was asking if there was a specific timeframe you were allowed to sit in Costa. (Because according to the staff member that’s what she had an issue with)

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People sit in coffee shops and work on laptops, alone and with friends. I have sat in a cafe and crocheted, whilst drinking a couple of coffees, waiting for work to be done on my car. There’s no time limit on this, especially if there were other empty tables. She didn’t like you breastfeeding, and made up an excuse.

Labelledelune · 13/04/2025 10:37

Go onto Costas Twitter page and leave a comment. I find this absolutely disgusting and if I had been there things might have gone very differently.

Livelaughblocked · 14/04/2025 06:11

CalmFawn · 06/04/2025 00:27

Visited Costa last week with my 10 day old baby. Went to meet my best friend and it was my first outing without my husband ( so a bit nervous!)

Sat down and we both ordered a coffee and a cake. Had a good chat and she held baby etc. about 40 mins into seating, I started to breastfeed baby. Coffee was nearly gone but cakes hadn’t been eaten yet. A member of staff came over and demanded I stop feeding my baby as it was ‘too time consuming’ and we’ve been sat here for too long and it was a busy period so we need to leave. We pointed out there were over 10 empty tables and we still had cake but she ignored us and held the door open for us to leave. I was so upset and embarrassed I just stopped feeding baby and rushed out.

whilst reflecting over the weekend I wish I had had said something to her but worried I’ve missed some time frame that Costa allow and overran. Was she right to ask us to leave? Or was she in the wrong?

This is actually discrimination. They broke the equality act 2010 especially since your baby is only 10 days old. Time to sue!!