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British Airways and breastfeeding

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saffie · 23/05/2002 23:00

I recently flew BA from Glasgow to London with my 4 week old baby.
A very pleasant stewardess came over to show me how to use the seatbelt etc. She was really bubbly, we got chatting and she made a fuss of the baby, said she had no kids of her own etc.
She said to call her if I needeed a bottle heated and I said its okay he's breastfed, and a look of horror spread across her face and she said, half joking but meaning it "oh no, you're not going to whip them out in here are you?"
I am fairly thick skinned and thought this was quite funny and replied something like"yes I probably am, but not so you would notice".
Afterwards I thought that could seriously deter someone who was less confident about breastfeeding than I am and wondered if BA staff are given any guidelines to help nursing mothers.
What do you think of this little tale?

OP posts:
TheCrackFox · 20/01/2010 10:45

I would complain. TBh I would have thought cabin crew would prefer mums to BF - it means they won't have to be warming bottles, far less faff for them.

Bucharest · 20/01/2010 10:48

Rofl at none us noticing that whatever happened Sapphie's "baby" is now a teenager! (almost)

EssenceOfJack · 20/01/2010 10:50

at RIndercella.

tiktok · 20/01/2010 11:12

Oh blimey.....I never looked at the date, either!

StealthPolarBear · 20/01/2010 11:48

how does this keep happening!!
think 8yrs is a record though
lol Rindercella

MattSmithIsNotMyLoveSlave · 20/01/2010 12:06

Hahahaha

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