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[AKA_Monet]

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So my husband and I were eating dinner at a nice Indian restaurant, when the waiter plopped a couple with there ~2-3ish old daughter next to us. I did not think much of it, until the woman who was sitting next to me, grabbed her cranky antsy daughter, lobbed one of her boobs and went on to feed the toddler!!! The little girls feet were next to me, when she proceeded to kick me disturbing my meal!!! I was civil, and the woman was embarrassed.

I don't have a problem with breastfeeding children, even in a lounge location, but at public restaurant, that is just unsanitary to me and if I had known better, I would have called Public Health... But it didn't happen and the lunacy is etched in my mind... Oh well..

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[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

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So my husband and I were eating dinner at a nice Indian restaurant, when the waiter plopped a couple with there ~2-3ish old daughter next to us. I did not think much of it, until the woman who was sitting next to me, grabbed her cranky antsy daughter, lobbed one of her boobs and went on to feed the toddler!!! The little girls feet were next to me, when she proceeded to kick me disturbing my meal!!! I was civil, and the woman was embarrassed.

I don't have a problem with breastfeeding children, even in a lounge location, but at public restaurant, that is just unsanitary to me and if I had known better, I would have called Public Health... But it didn't happen and the lunacy is etched in my mind... Oh well..

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Ew

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

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So my husband and I were eating dinner at a nice Indian restaurant, when the waiter plopped a couple with there ~2-3ish old daughter next to us. I did not think much of it, until the woman who was sitting next to me, grabbed her cranky antsy daughter, lobbed one of her boobs and went on to feed the toddler!!! The little girls feet were next to me, when she proceeded to kick me disturbing my meal!!! I was civil, and the woman was embarrassed.

I don't have a problem with breastfeeding children, even in a lounge location, but at public restaurant, that is just unsanitary to me and if I had known better, I would have called Public Health... But it didn't happen and the lunacy is etched in my mind... Oh well..

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Which part of it was unsanitary? The feet?

[epchick]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

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I don't have a problem with breastfeeding children, even in a lounge location, but at public restaurant, that is just unsanitary to me and if I had known better, I would have called Public Health... But it didn't happen and the lunacy is etched in my mind... Oh well..

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I agree with Jeni, what part is unsanitary? That woman does have a right to breastfeed her child wherever she chooses.



I will say it is unnecessary for people to post those online. I hate it when even my friends (or friends of friends) show pictures of their kids while they are sucking a boob. Take a picture of the child alone! Is it THAT hard?

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by epchick

I agree with Jeni, what part is unsanitary? That woman does have a right to breastfeed her child wherever she chooses.



I will say it is unnecessary for people to post those online. I hate it when even my friends (or friends of friends) show pictures of their kids while they are sucking a boob. Take a picture of the child alone! Is it THAT hard?

I don't understand why women have to breastfeed at the table in restaurants though. Restaurants already have a policy that says you must be wearing a shirt and shoes when you come in to eat. There is a reason for that. When someone just whips out their breast and starts breastfeeding at the table, with no cover, it seems like that is a violation of the policy. And it does seem a bit unsanitary.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

I don't understand why women have to breastfeed at the table in restaurants though. Restaurants already have a policy that says you must be wearing a shirt and shoes when you come in to eat. There is a reason for that. When someone just whips out their breast and starts breastfeeding at the table, with no cover, it seems like that is a violation of the policy. And it does seem a bit unsanitary.

I'm having trouble understanding how it's unsanitary. I get why it would make other patrons uncomfortable. But, unsanitary? How is a breast unsanitary?

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

I'm having trouble understanding how it's unsanitary. I get why it would make other patrons uncomfortable. But, unsanitary? How is a breast unsanitary?

Technically, human boobie juice secretes all kinds of stuff--it is thought HIV is secreted by human boobie juice... It is just as bad as a human bite. While it is the best nutrition for THAT woman's child, it is NOT the safest nutrition for unrelated patrons sitting close to her... Meaning as close as I was to the baby, aside from the little unruly tyke kicking me, if her chit skeeted on me, Oh, you had better believe she would have gotten sued for endangering my health...

Same reason why pets besides "seeing eye dogs" are NOT allowed in the grocery store... That's public health... Talk to them...

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Technically, human boobie juice secretes all kinds of stuff--it is thought HIV is secreted by human boobie juice... It is just as bad as a human bite. While it is the best nutrition for THAT woman's child, it is NOT the safest nutrition for unrelated patrons sitting close to her... Meaning as close as I was to the baby, aside from the little unruly tyke kicking me, if her chit skeeted on me, Oh, you had better believe she would have gotten sued for endangering my health...

Same reason why pets besides "seeing eye dogs" are NOT allowed in the grocery store... That's public health... Talk to them...

Seeing eye dogs aren't pets. That's another I don't quite get. Why some animals are allowed in restaurants and others are not. I've been to restaurants (granted, these places of business were not in the U.S.) where dogs were allowed at the tables of their owners. They'd even eat table scraps. As long as they aren't mangy, I really don't care. It's the kitchen that really concerns me.

I gotcha on the breastmilk thing, but it seems an extreme concern to me.

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Seeing eye dogs aren't pets. That's another I don't quite get. Why some animals are allowed in restaurants and others are not. I've been to restaurants (granted, these places of business were not in the U.S.) where dogs were allowed at the tables of their owners. They'd even eat table scraps. As long as they aren't mangy, I really don't care. It's the kitchen that really concerns me.

I gotcha on the breastmilk thing, but it seems an extreme concern to me.

So if they weren't in the US, then what exactly is it you don't get?

But in a restaurant you should be concerned about more than the kitchen.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Seeing eye dogs aren't pets. That's another I don't quite get. Why some animals are allowed in restaurants and others are not. I've been to restaurants (granted, these places of business were not in the U.S.) where dogs were allowed at the tables of their owners. They'd even eat table scraps. As long as they aren't mangy, I really don't care. It's the kitchen that really concerns me.

I gotcha on the breastmilk thing, but it seems an extreme concern to me.

BESIDES "seeing eye dogs"...

Technically "pets" are NOT allowed in restaurants that serve humans. If you EAT in a place where you sit down, using the restaurant's plates, cups and "eatingware", they MUST ensure a reasonable level of sanitation upon receipt of your meal. So, if it is some beach burger joint, and you use their area to eat, they are liable for anything that happens from the time you sit down, get served and eat... And hot dog stands have to have some level of sanitation.

Now if you choose to eat your food on your beach blanket rather than their area, the liability is reduced.

PETS confound this issue in restaurants--this is different from "seeing eye dogs--or assistance animals" they are trained from an early age to behave a particular way in ALL situations... But random pets, not appropriate where human food is prepared or consumed...

It's like that dog that stole the dog bone at the Walmart recently--not that's funny...

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Which part of it was unsanitary? The feet?

Originally Posted by epchick

I agree with Jeni, what part is unsanitary? That woman does have a right to breastfeed her child wherever she chooses.

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