[Kizzy]

baby looks about 6 months, I doubt it's a very enjoyable feed covered like that

says in the article baby 12 weeks, see how big and healthy she is breast fed

[Ammi]

..I guess that I just don't understand how a mum breastfeeding her baby is in any way unpleasant or off-putting to anyone..even if they are eating...that's all the baby is doing as well...

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by ArchAngel

baby looks about 6 months, I doubt it's a very enjoyable feed covered like that

says in the article baby 12 weeks, see how big and healthy she is breast fed

This..

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by ArchAngel

baby looks about 6 months, I doubt it's a very enjoyable feed covered like that

says in the article baby 12 weeks, see how big and healthy she is breast fed

my sarcasm is lost on you.

[Marc]

I say tits should be allowed

[Ammi]

..yep, I think so as well because babies need to be fed when they're hungry and for the comfort of the mum as well..so if Claridge's has a policy. it should be that no babies are allowed in the restaurant at all....not to say..yeah, you can bring your baby inside but if they're hungry, you must cover up or allow them to get distressed...

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..yep, I think so as well because babies need to be fed when they're hungry and for the comfort of the mum as well..so if Claridge's has a policy. it should be that no babies are allowed in the restaurant at all....not to say..yeah, you can bring your baby inside but if they're hungry, you must cover up or allow them to get distressed...

No Ammi
you can not change their Rules.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by arista

No Ammi
you can not change their Rules.

arista speaks the truth, if you don't like their rules you can leave.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

my sarcasm is lost on you.

I thought you were being seriarse...

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by arista

No Ammi
you can not change their Rules.

..that should be their rule though/their rule wasn't well thought out ..they don't know when a baby will need to feed so if they've decided that a 12 week old baby is allowed in the restaurant then it's not really reasonable to ask that the baby should be covered when they do feed...

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by ArchAngel

I thought you were being seriarse...

serious on tibb, you must be joking

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..that should be their rule though/their rule wasn't well thought out ..they don't know when a baby will need to feed so if they've decided that a 12 week old baby is allowed in the restaurant then it's not really reasonable to ask that the baby should be covered when they do feed...

Thats because other Mothers
do not run to Twitter



Its only a issue because she made it so

[AnnieK]

I would think the other diners would be more uncomfortable / disturbed with a screaming hungry baby than one who is being discreetly fed.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by arista

Thats because other Mothers
do not run to Twitter



Its only a issue because she made it so

..she didn't make it an issue, Arista..she highlighted a basic flaw in their rule of allowing mothers and young babies into the restaurant when there is a chance that, that baby might need to feed and then making the mum feel uncomfortable by insisting she wear a huge napkin when she was already perfectly discreet and modest....I'm presuming that wasn't told to her when she arrived at the restaurant..that, that would happen if her baby was hungry whilst she was there..?..so their rules will accept her custom ..and if she was offered a Ł75 discount off the bill, then tea is pretty expensive there ...I would also presume that would give a pretty good service as well/an 'attentive' one...which didn't explain the rule to give her a choice to make a decision when she entered the restaurant....hmmmm...

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by YaFilthyAnimal

don't look, then.

Oh Lord. Got the giggles. Why is this so fecking hilarious?

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..she didn't make it an issue, Arista..she highlighted a basic flaw in their rule of allowing mothers and young babies into the restaurant when there is a chance that, that baby might need to feed and then making the mum feel uncomfortable by insisting she wear a huge napkin when she was already perfectly discreet and modest....I'm presuming that wasn't told to her when she arrived at the restaurant..that, that would happen if her baby was hungry whilst she was there..?..so their rules will accept her custom ..and if she was offered a Ł75 discount off the bill, then tea is pretty expensive there ...I would also presume that would give a pretty good service as well/an 'attentive' one...which didn't explain the rule to give her a choice to make a decision when she entered the restaurant....hmmmm...

Brilliantly put Ammi.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..I guess that I just don't understand how a mum breastfeeding her baby is in any way unpleasant or off-putting to anyone..even if they are eating...that's all the baby is doing as well...

Because people are Eating
its normal Not to have a Tit being sucked
at that time

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by arista

Because people are Eating
its normal Not to have a Tit being sucked
at that time

..I don't think that you can get much more 'normal' than breast-feeding, Arista.....it's fine if they want to have that rule, they're completely entitled to but it was badly thought out and enforced ..why allow mothers into the restaurant to eat with young babies with them if they object to the feeding of young babies in that restaurant and if their rule is that they have to be covered by a huge napkin..then why not discreetly say so when they arrive rather than embarrass them at the table and when they've already committed to eating there already..give them that choice to still choose to have tea...?...this is Claridges and they really should have known better because they do pride themselves on their service and also charge extremely high prices and there really is no 'excuse' Arista...it's a badly thought out rule, it's badly and tactlessly executed, no matter how 'polite' they were when they asked her to use the napkin and they deserve for her to point that out...whether that be on Twitter or however she decides to do that....

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Christmarsh.

If she'd flopped her tits out for everyone to see I'd understand the problem but from the above picture she is being discreet. Anyone who sees anything is purposely staring long and hard enough to get a glimpse.

Just leave her be.

I agree.

Breastfeeding is perfectly natural and innocent, and is also a necessity when the baby is hungry. A baby does not know where he is, only that he is hungry, therefore, it should not matter where breastfeeding him occurs as long as the mother is being discreet, and she obviously was being discreet.

It is yet more PC madness. Normal diners would merely look away and even smile upon seeing this occur, and the one's who should be 'covered up' or asked to leave, are those who perceive offence or distaste in something so beautiful and tender, and perfectly natural.

I mean, it's not as though she laid the baby on the dining table and proceeded to change it's nappy - now that would justify complaints.

As Marsh says - 'Leave her alone'. Go get a life.

[joeysteele]

Storm in a teacup again for me,I haven't a view really, I always avoid looking at other people if in a Restaurant anyway,so likely wouldn't have even noticed she was doing so.

However, 2 of my Cousins said, if they were going to a Restaurant they would ensure baby was fed before they went, 'if' babies were allowed in the Restaurant.
They would also themselves not wish to feed the baby in the presence of others in any event.

As to the Hotel, well,since it is happy for Mothers to feed their babies while using its facilities,then maybe it should designate a room where a Mother can go with the Baby to feed.
Doesn't sound a hard thing to set up in my view.

[arista]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Storm in a teacup again for me,I haven't a view really, I always avoid looking at other people if in a Restauarnt anyway,so likely wouldn't have even noticed she was doing so.

However, 2 of my Cousins said, if they were going to a Restaurant they would ensure baby was fed before they went, 'if' babies were allowed in the Restaurant.
They would also themselves not wish to feed the baby in the presence of others in any event.

As to the Hotel, well,since it is happy for Mothers to feed their babies while using its facilities,then maybe it should designate a room where a Mother can go with the Baby to feed.
Doesn't sound a hard thing to set up in my view.

Yes best way

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by arista

Because people are Eating
its normal Not to have a Tit being sucked
at that time

Your partner's breasts during love-making in intimate privacy, are incredibly beautiful and sexually arousing. A stranger's breasts when breastfeeding a baby in a dining room are mere organs for feeding the baby and there is a vast difference in an adult male (or female ) 'sucking a titty' during sex, and a baby suckling on its mothers breast.

I personally wouldn't even find a couple stripping off and having sex - including 'tit sucking' - objectionable in a dining room where I was dining , so I certainly wouldn't object or be offended by a mother discreetly breastfeeding her infant.

[arista]

Look Kirk
respect their Rules

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Your partner's breasts during love-making in intimate privacy, are incredibly beautiful and sexually arousing. A stranger's breasts when breastfeeding a baby in a dining room are mere organs for feeding the baby and there is a vast difference in an adult male (or female ) 'sucking a titty' during sex, and a baby suckling on its mothers breast.

I personally wouldn't even find a couple stripping off and having sex - including 'tit sucking' - objectionable in a dining room where I was dining , so I certainly wouldn't object or be offended by a mother discreetly breastfeeding her infant.

This^
Breasts are totally different things after the birth of a child.They're not our play things anymore for a while.
There is nothing embarrassing or disturbing about an uncovered breast that is feeding a baby unless you're immature as feck or under the age of 15.
You can plan to feed your baby before you go out but babies get hungry when they decide and it's not on a timetable.Sometimes they 'cluster feed' where they will be on that thing repeatedly for hours,You can't plan for this,It just happens.
As Ammi said,This rule is ill thought out.They should either ban babies from their restaraunts or just let them get on with it.The sheet is just drawing attention to it.You could'nt even see the tit before.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by arista

Look Kirk
respect their Rules

I really do love you Arista but you're wrong here. Well - maybe you're not wrong - but their crap rules are. As Ammi, Annie ,Paul, and others have said, they should either ban all 'nursing' mothers and babies (won't do that - turning money away) or provide a creche (won't do that - costing money) or let nursing mothers discreetly suckle their babies as needed. There are no more options.