I posted this in the FYT area that is appropriate for Houston and was told to post it here:
So I have been nursing in public since the beginning. I dont use a cover, I am not ashamed by it, and usually people couldnt care less.
Well on December 11th I was on my way to Mexico City and since you have to get there a million hours in advance to get through the perils of airport security... we got hungry while we were waiting for our 2 hour delayed flight (thank you Continental Airlines for never being on time). It was around 2:30 PM.
We ate at a little burger type place Ruby's, retro- 50's looking and sat all the way in the back. I was facing the wall and there was not a single person in front of me.
Immediately the baby got hungry and I started to nurse so we started to. Our waitress took our drink order and before we could even get our drinks the manager was crouching beside me, invading my space and telling me that other patrons were complaining about my nursing and that there was a restroom down the road that I could use if I needed to do that.
I said I was not going to move and that I did not have to move because my right is to feed my child anywhere that I deem necessary in this state... I was polite but firm. I was hungry. I was not moving.
She said that maybe I did not understand but I was bothering others. She just crouched there like a toad next to me. Breathing on me. She was angry and I was too at that point. She said that she would tell me again that I was bothering her clients and that it would be better for everyone if I left to nurse my child. I told her that it was illegal for her to insist and that I was not moving. If her clients were to bothered they could leave and eat in the restroom. She got red and got up and said that I was being inconsiderate. I wanted to explode and scream at the little diner that if anyone had a problem with my nursing they could go stuff it where..... you know what I mean.
I was starving and pregnant and wanted something of substance so we stayed and I ate some and then we left. She watched me leave and smiled when I did.
I didnt say anything else and let it go because their attitudes would not ruin my trip. I called a sympathetic friend and almost cried on the phone with her.
Have any of you had any issues nursing while at the airpost in Houston? Do you guys think that my reaction was not strong enough? Too strong? I am a very emotional pregnant woman so I cry easily.. I guess I didnt want to start crying at the restaurant because of something someone said.. that would have looked awful.
But anyways, should I bother calling someone about it? The regional manager? Should I let it go? It honestly bothered me but I dont know what to do about it... if anything at all.
If nothing else getting it out there is making me feel better. Thanks for reading guys.
So I have been nursing in public since the beginning. I dont use a cover, I am not ashamed by it, and usually people couldnt care less.
Well on December 11th I was on my way to Mexico City and since you have to get there a million hours in advance to get through the perils of airport security... we got hungry while we were waiting for our 2 hour delayed flight (thank you Continental Airlines for never being on time). It was around 2:30 PM.
We ate at a little burger type place Ruby's, retro- 50's looking and sat all the way in the back. I was facing the wall and there was not a single person in front of me.
Immediately the baby got hungry and I started to nurse so we started to. Our waitress took our drink order and before we could even get our drinks the manager was crouching beside me, invading my space and telling me that other patrons were complaining about my nursing and that there was a restroom down the road that I could use if I needed to do that.
I said I was not going to move and that I did not have to move because my right is to feed my child anywhere that I deem necessary in this state... I was polite but firm. I was hungry. I was not moving.
She said that maybe I did not understand but I was bothering others. She just crouched there like a toad next to me. Breathing on me. She was angry and I was too at that point. She said that she would tell me again that I was bothering her clients and that it would be better for everyone if I left to nurse my child. I told her that it was illegal for her to insist and that I was not moving. If her clients were to bothered they could leave and eat in the restroom. She got red and got up and said that I was being inconsiderate. I wanted to explode and scream at the little diner that if anyone had a problem with my nursing they could go stuff it where..... you know what I mean.
I was starving and pregnant and wanted something of substance so we stayed and I ate some and then we left. She watched me leave and smiled when I did.
I didnt say anything else and let it go because their attitudes would not ruin my trip. I called a sympathetic friend and almost cried on the phone with her.
Have any of you had any issues nursing while at the airpost in Houston? Do you guys think that my reaction was not strong enough? Too strong? I am a very emotional pregnant woman so I cry easily.. I guess I didnt want to start crying at the restaurant because of something someone said.. that would have looked awful.
But anyways, should I bother calling someone about it? The regional manager? Should I let it go? It honestly bothered me but I dont know what to do about it... if anything at all.
If nothing else getting it out there is making me feel better. Thanks for reading guys.
to you! Good job standing your ground!
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to you for standing up to her! What a 
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so hard at the "toad" part. I know this is a serious issues, but 
