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They still don't get it

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rosesarered Tue 02-Dec-14 20:54:50

Meant to say 'it's hard to think why' etc.

rosesarered Tue 02-Dec-14 20:53:55

It would be rather nice if stores had a dedicated room for mothers to both breastfeed in a quiet environment , and then to change the baby, as well as a comfy chair for the mother.It's hard to think why they can't provide this service in all stores, not just the expensive ones.

Ariadne Tue 02-Dec-14 20:50:01

Beautiful, bags! Thank you. It is one of the loveliest things to see, I think.

Soutra Tue 02-Dec-14 20:46:26

I would so have loved that to be Kate Cambridge wouldn't you- I wonder what they'd have said to her. Or are mums supposed to be so posh they leave the baby with the Norland nanny? Not from my experience of "posh" establishments!!

Nonu Tue 02-Dec-14 20:25:36

Nellie I am going to think about a reply to you.

MiceElf Tue 02-Dec-14 20:19:54

Wonderful images Bags. Those mediaeval artists had the right idea.

Nelliemoser Tue 02-Dec-14 20:10:18

Nonu I do not get your point at all!

It sounds as if you are suggesting that breastfeeding is only for "poorer people" and that those who could afford to go into Claridges would not want to be so "common" as to breast feed their babies. hmm

Nonu Tue 02-Dec-14 20:03:31

As I said earlier What do I know !!

Nelliemoser Tue 02-Dec-14 20:03:06

MicElf and Jingle good points from both of you. grin grin
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"A breast full of milk and a manger full of hay." as the carol goes.

MiceElf Tue 02-Dec-14 19:54:05

I suggested on Twitter that Claridges provide shrouds for any man reading a publication with images of objectified women.

thatbags Tue 02-Dec-14 19:53:34

We should flood Claridge's Twitter feed (@ClaridgesHotel) with Saint Peter's List of the Madonna feeding the infant Jesus. My favourite is the last one.

glassortwo Tue 02-Dec-14 19:50:47

I cant see why it should matter where you breastfeed nonu, its a disgrace that a mother feeding her baby can cause such an uproar.

Marelli Tue 02-Dec-14 19:41:52

What is the difference between breastfeeding in Claridges compared to brestfeeding in the local 'greasy spoon' café, Nonu? confused

Nonu Tue 02-Dec-14 19:38:24

I find it rather strange that a woman would go into Claridges , which is rather at the high end of the price spectrum and decide to breastfeed .
Still what do I know .

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 02-Dec-14 19:25:45

angry

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 02-Dec-14 19:25:22

Gordon Bennet!!! Have they forgotten that this season, that they make so much money out of, is actually about the birth of a baby? And there sure as hell weren't any bottles around in Bethlehem, and babies had to be fed. Hypocrites.

MiceElf Tue 02-Dec-14 18:50:18

Company policy, apparently.

Mishap Tue 02-Dec-14 18:46:06

How very odd - is this company policy? - or just a weird waiter? It seems to me that this just draws attention to it all the more. On the whole I think people hardly notice a baby stuck up the jumper and happily guzzling.

MiceElf Tue 02-Dec-14 18:33:35

Claridges that is. A breastfeeding mother was instructed to cover up by a waiter who appeared with a large table napkin to hide the baby and mother.

Apart from the fact that this violates the terms of the Equalities Act, it's amazing that these attitudes still persist in some ghastly institutions.