Breastfeeding at Liverpool St WWYD

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This evening I had an hour to kill at Liv St whilst waiting for DH to finish work, DD was hungry so we sat in the nice warm cosy and free waiting room and she had some milk. I was feeling very pleased that i'd found a nice warm spot where I didnt need to fork out for a coffee or something when a station offical instructed recomended I omve to the disabled loo - not once but twice saying it was better for DD and i - I said no i was fine where i was each time, but confess after he'd gone i weent to a coffee bar with my tail between my legs.wwyd?

I'd write and complain

Ask if it is their policy to request that babies eat in the toilet.

Nobber

definitely complain in writing if you have a sec or by phone.
aaaaah.
who is the body that runs stations now anyway?- can't keep up with all the different companies mucking up the rail network.
people get in the paper round here complaining about that kind of thing. perhaps start a media circus if you are feeling brave / flag waving.

wow - thats shite - organise a feed-in or whatever it is they're called - I'll come as long as its a mon-weds...

That's appalling - if you do feel like organising a feed in I'll try to come along too, but definitely write in to complain.

As well as being totally wrong from the point of view of you feeding your baby while waiting in the waiting room (whether that's for dh or a train!), I think it's also worth pointing out that the disabled toilet needs to be available as what it is, not a feeding area.

I shall be writing tomorrow. And then if that doesnt work a feed-in sounds like a much more effective plan....thanks for your support girls

I am on your behalf.

iT is nearly NBAW. but enough time still to organise a Mumsnet feed-in. mostly for the crack and invite the press. MN has a few out of work freelance journos to do a write up?

i'd love a feed-in but too far from london

I would come for a feed in, sounds marvellous!! I am increasingly fed up at people being negative about bfing in public, it drives me mad. My lo is 11 weeks and I have fed in a variety of places, but even my dh thinks 'in the car would be better really'... Makes me so cross as I think bfing is one of the hardest things I have ever done, so a little support would be great!

Complain!
I'd be up for a feed-in (especially if anyone's up for sushi at Moshi Moshi afterwards...)

Liv St is run by Network Rail, btw.

Contact
Tel: 020 7295 2789
Address:
Station Manager
Network Rail station reception
Liverpool Street station
London EC2M 7QH

notcitrus - slight hijack - do you work round there if you know about Moshi Moshi? I've just gone back to work today in Old Street.

What a cock.

I used to BF everywhere and anywhere, I wasn't shy about it in the least and have to say I was never 'told off' for doing it like it sounds you were wahwah.

I think it's a lovely sight; a baby on the boob. Miserable swines who want to put babies in the loo

Wanted to join in and say - what a cock.

You poor thing, you must have felt awkward. Won't the new legislation that is coming out soon make this kind of thing illegal? Harriet Harmon keeps going on about it - email her.

Cheeky fucker.Yes, write in.Good for you for standing your ground though.

(He may in all honesty have been trying to do what he thoguht you would be feeling more comfy wit but it still needs challenging.)

I've had staff in hospitals try to move me somewhere more 'private' and althoguh annoying, I know in their own gauche way they are trying to help.

I don't think it was that bad, blimey. Is all this hoo-hah really necessary?

Just quietly get on and feed where you want to, as you did, and ignore the ignorant station-person.