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Re: Feeding Frenzy

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	ClaremoreMom Re: Feeding Frenzy  5/25/2011 - 10:38am
	Ever tried nursing a baby in a less than clean public restroom while sitting on the toilet because there was no where else to sit? How about trying to change a baby lying across your lap while sitting on the toilet in a public restroom?        Gee... I faced these same issues 30 years ago when I was nursing my babies.        It hasn't gotten any better yet? It's sad the same babies I nursed in dirty public restrooms 30 years ago is still being forced to nurse their babies in the same dirty stalls.        Grow up, people. Think about the babies instead of your own ridiculous sensibilities.
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	docscholl, Utica Square Re: Feeding Frenzy  5/25/2011 - 10:45am
	Combine one part Internet, one part second-hand information and you end up with a misunderstanding that goes "viral".        The folks at Coffee House on Cherry Street are good people and pretty open-minded so it sounds like one mad mom missed the point: poop and food do NOT belong in the same room.        The CHOCS' baker was brilliant and very clever!    Cleavage cookies, anyone?
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	christina Re: Feeding Frenzy  5/25/2011 - 12:23pm
	This is ridiculous. We all were babies. Why are we so threatened by them? By not placing a changing station in the restaurant, the store was promoting changing in the restaurant. What else was the mother supposed to do? I have been in that situation and I did not want to change the baby in public but I assure you, I took notice and never went there again. A baby changed on a diaper pad with good hygiene is not as gross as a filthy grownup with bad hygiene on the same couch. Why don't we say the older adults are not allowed to come to our favorite restaurant because they drool, or wear depends, or do not wear underwear, etc? As for the nursing mothers, just get over yourself. I chose to wear a nursing cover when i nursed in public but I appreciate that not everyone feels the same i do. I also find it painful to see multiple piercings in someones face and huge holes in their ears. So what? That is my hangup. If I am not happy with what I see then I can look away, or concentrate on something more visually appealing. They are just trying to feed hungry babies! This about peoples issues. People want the best for their babies and if you give them a good choice then they will choose it. If they want to provide a nursing area or a changing area that offers some advantages then most people will use it. Have some compassion. You should not be mean to a nursing mother or their babies. Society should protect the most vulnerable, We should have a hospitable spirit towards our children! FYI they are all of our futures.
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	Sara Re: Feeding Frenzy  5/26/2011 - 2:50pm
	While I appreciate this story and the growing awareness of breastfeeding in a less than liberal state, I find it interesting that none of the mothers involved in initial CHOCS conversation were actually interviewed for this article. If the story is big enough to make the cover, why were both sides of the story not shared? Seems a little one-sided, in favor of the business.
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	Jennie Lloyd Re: Feeding Frenzy  5/27/2011 - 2:18pm
	Sara -- The mom who was involved in the initial convo wasn't available/didn't respond for comment at press-time. I read the original Facebook event she wrote and set up, plus all of the comments thereafter. I also received a photo with the girl and Cheri and the famous nipple cookies -- smiles all around. The general consensus was that it was misunderstanding that was resolved. Thanks for your input!
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	busstop Re: Feeding Frenzy  5/31/2011 - 8:16am
	You've got to be kidding me...ever seen the sign WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE TO ANYONE? If I was this business owner, I would exercise that right....just like BARRING someone from a local tavern.
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	rfaulk Re: Feeding Frenzy  5/31/2011 - 8:32pm
	Sorry, busstop...but just putting up a sign does not exempt a business from following the law. The law of this state says that a mother has a right to feed her baby any place that she is OTHERWISE authorized to be. A business cannot refuse her service based upon exercising this protected right.
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	whippersnapper Re: Feeding Frenzy  6/17/2011 - 6:15pm
	I went to Coffee House on Cherry Street the day after this happened and was appalled at the fact that the owner was whining and complaining about the incident to anyone that would listen. I have not been back since and do not plan on going back. Not just because the owner felt the need to vent to anyone that would listen, but because every single time I had gone in there the owner was griping about something or someone. It doesn't help that almost every single employee has been rude to me and other patrons. I waited 20 minutes for an employee to make my americano once, she was to busy griping about a patron with a co-worker to make my drink. It is sad that poor work ethics at a local business sent me to Starbucks...
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	Ru4sure Re: Feeding Frenzy  2/ 9/2013 - 5:26pm
	I think breastfeeding is great. However, so is urinating. Both are completely natural. One is necessary, and one is a choice. I don't urinate in public in a bottle in front of anyone either. If you want to breastfeed in public, cover your breast as to be polite to children that may be within view of you feedIng your child. If you feel it should be ok to bare your breasts in public, then provide cups for men to pee in when the bathroom is closed or otherwise occupied, and dont have them arrested for exsposing themselves. How can exposing a breast for everyone to see be any less perverted than a man exposing his privates to pee.
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