BF in IKEA - customer complained!

Cathy Weeks wrote in message
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One thing to consider - which is worse - a screaming child, or a
quietly-nursing mother and child. I think most places would
say the former. At least I hope so.

I would think so too. Most people wouldn't even realize the child was
nursing, but *everyone* would know if the child were screaming
(especially if it was my DS, lol). It would be way more disruptive.
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Cheryl S.
Mom to Julie, 2 yr., 7 mo.
And Jaden, 2 months

Cleaning the house while your children are small is like
shoveling the sidewalk while it's still snowing.

"Tatjana Pantic" wrote in message
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teapot wrote:

This is second hand as it happened to a freind of mine last week who's
baby started to cry so she sat down in one of the IKEA rooms and very
discreetly fed him. She noticd a man come over to look at the display
and he seemed a bit showcked at her, she then watched him go over to
teh IKEA staff, who then went to an older IKEA staff emmenr. NExt
thing a manager comes over to ask if she new that tehre was a feeding
room and that a customer had complained about her.

She said the complainant was male, mid 30's. Teh feeding room was on
teh other floor and teh baby was hungry then.


Similar thing happened to me 2 months ago at our local IKEA. Cafeteria
was full, feeding room on that floor only has one chair and it was
occupied by a FF mother, so what was I supposed to do? While I was
bfeeding DS, a man approached and asked my friend (I was tucked in a
corner behind her) why am I bfeeding there, don't I know there is a
feeding room? My friend told him the room was full and than his wife
(the complaining customer's wife) lead him away before I coud say my
piece :-) He did not go to the manager, AFAIK. He was also in his 30's
and from India.

While it's great that IKEA provides baby rooms, that is clearly not
enough, at least at the two stores I've been to (here in Northern
California) - there are only two rooms (one on each floor) and they
only have one or two chairs . IKEA has sooooooo many customers, and
most of them with children, that it shouldn't come as a surprise that
babies are beeing fed all over the place.


In a fit of desperation I fed my baby at the WalMart pharmacy, the only
place in the store that had chairs. Ya do what ya gotta do. Walmart does
have a few benches,but none in private. THATS a store u really think would
have more in place for kids

Phoebe & Allyson wrote in message ...

P: She has two mommies.
Then the LOC gave up. I still don't think they realize what
the situation really is.

giggle This is really funny.

Out of curiousity - what will caterpillar call the two of you? Do you
call yourself mommy and does Allyson call herself mommy? Or do you
think you'll go down the first name route?

My guess is that Caterpillar will decide what to call you, and you'll
just have to punt! :-)

Cathy Weeks
Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01

Nina wrote:


In a fit of desperation I fed my baby at the WalMart pharmacy, the only
place in the store that had chairs.

I've nursed in the changing rooms many times (lack of
distractions - if she's sleepy, I just find a chair in the
furniture dept.).

Phoebe
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(Herself) wrote in message ...
teapot wrote:

This is second hand as it happened to a freind of mine last week who's
baby started to cry so she sat down in one of the IKEA rooms and very
discreetly fed him.

Which one was it? I'll be sure next time I'm in it to nurse :-). (I'm
hoping Glasgow, since I can get the stuff I buy there shipped here..)

It was Bristol, UK.

teapot

Cathy Weeks wrote:

Out of curiousity - what will caterpillar call the two of you?


After much debate, I'm Mom/Mommy, and Allyson is Mama.
We'll see what Caterpillar thinks when she's old enough.

Phoebe oht
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yahoo address is unread - substitute mailbolt

Phoebe & Allyson wrote in message ...
Cathy Weeks wrote:

Out of curiousity - what will caterpillar call the two of you?


After much debate, I'm Mom/Mommy, and Allyson is Mama.
We'll see what Caterpillar thinks when she's old enough.

Phoebe oht

Hey, that's what we decided to do also! I agree, though, that the
babes will probably figure out their own names for us when they are
ready.
Rachel & Julie & Lauren, still can't nak

Karen wrote in message k.net...
IKEA identifies itself pretty strongly with its Swedish origins, and I
think Sweden is one of the most breastfeeding-est nations in the world,
so I would think their company and store policies would reflect this.

I also think that just because there is a so-called feeding room, that
we are in no way compelled to use it. It's nice it's there, handy to
take advantage of, but I don't think its existence either socially or
legally precludes us from nursing where we see fit.

I also strongly agree with the response which pointed out the recent
television commercials encouraging trying out the rooms like they were a
real life part of your home already. Maybe you're considering purchasing
some furniture, but one of your most important criteria is how
comfortable it is for nursing!!!

I wonder which IKEA store this happened in?

It was the Bristol store, UK.
I actually had a look at the feeding room today and itis disgusting.
IT's also the changing room and it stinks!

teapot

teapot wrote:
It was the Bristol store, UK.
I actually had a look at the feeding room today and itis disgusting.
IT's also the changing room and it stinks!

Oh yay, breathing in the lovely odor of poopy diapers!
Why on earth do people think a mother will be happy to spend twenty minutes
hanging out in these places? Bleh.

--
tristyn
www.tristyn.net
"i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
i do not think that they will sing to me."