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post #1 of 20
4/9/08 at 6:36pm
Thread Starter 
YMCA breastfeeding problem is 'misunderstanding'

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“She said they'd had some complaints. A child came home and mimicked breastfeeding, and a mom complained and they'd had some other complaints,” Petersen added.
Oh, the humanity.
post #2 of 20
4/9/08 at 7:23pm
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Originally Posted by annettemarie View Post
And that's a problem, why?
post #3 of 20
4/9/08 at 7:48pm
Such a terrible thing to have children mimicking nurturing acts!
post #4 of 20
4/9/08 at 8:07pm
What a terrible thing.
post #5 of 20
4/9/08 at 8:13pm
Thread Starter 
Now I'm wondering if I need to give myself an alert for insulting sarcasm.

But really? The worst thing their kids bring home is they--gasp!--mimic breastfeeding?!?
post #6 of 20
4/9/08 at 10:07pm
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Originally Posted by thewaggonerfamily View Post
And that's a problem, why?
because obviously mimicking breastfeeding is more offensive than gun play/violence/sexual act type play. Afterall, breasts are SEXUAL and the work of the devil (please know how incredibly saracastic of a tone i am using while typing this...oh and i'm NAK

but seriously! How can the Y a family oriented place be so ignorant ...sheesh
post #7 of 20
4/9/08 at 10:57pm
Their motto: "We build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities." We all know that breastfeeding can not help w/ that!

I have worked for 3 different Y's in my life. All of them were highly disorganized & seemed to be held together by shoestrings. They hired folks who should not be working w/ children and/or the public & the training was mediocre at best.

I go to the Y near me for the swim program & other things that are there but not run by them but in their building. I always have my guard up when I'm there.

I did nurse in the pool area, on the bleachers, once & was fully exposed. Dd had fallen onto one of the cement steps & was screaming bloody murder (luckily there was no blood & she was okay). No one said a word to me, luckily. Back then, I might have cowered. Now, watch out!

Sus
post #8 of 20
4/9/08 at 10:58pm
did you read some of those comments on it? Most people are like...it is okay to nurse if you are discrete...or When I nursed I had no problem finding a private place, they should too! or as long as they are covered it is okay.


Seriously? wow!

Bobbi
post #9 of 20
4/9/08 at 11:06pm
Thread Starter 
We can discuss the article, but not the comments, as per the UA.
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Do not post to invite MDC members to other boards for adversarial purposes or post inflammatory information about MDC discussions at other boards, or about communities and discussions elsewhere, regardless of whether or not you link to that discussion or community. This is to maintain and respect the integrity of our own and other communities.
Sorry!
post #10 of 20
4/9/08 at 11:19pm
The news story was surprisingly strong in the pro breastfeeding department. That's good at least.
Even if they did misspell accommodate.

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... After all, state law mandates that public places must accomodate nursing mothers.

But Petersen says she was recently asked not to breastfeed in a public area of the Grand Prairie YMCA — and the one place she thought was "all about family" has let her down. ...
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post #11 of 20
4/13/08 at 9:40am
Wow...that is too bad. We go to Y in our community ALOT. Between swimming lessons, free swim, the childrens' corner, yoga class, me swimming (or just taking a long shower with unlimited hot water ). In fact, my DD7 is going to all day sports camp tomorrow for spring break so that she has something special to do. Heck, we were there yesterday for "Healthy Kids Day"

I've nursed in the pool area while DD7 and DS5 were having swimming lessons, and there was never a problem. But, then again, I'm in Upstate NY in an area that I percieve as pretty breastfeeding friendly (and AP friendly) place to live. Most of the time if I'm breastfeeding there (the Y), I get comments from other mom's about thier breastfeeding expiriences etc. Maybe this particular community in TX is less breastfeeding friendly?

Unfortuantly, like many large organizations there is wide varibility in how each one is run. Some are great, some are less so. The big difference is people. No organization or company can do it without actual humans, and with humans come different views, interpretations of the rules, etc. It's sucky when someone has to be on the receiveing end of such inconsistency.

I did think that the article was written from a nice viewpoint, tho.
post #12 of 20
4/13/08 at 10:03am
double post
post #13 of 20
4/13/08 at 10:04am
Why is breastfeeding your child inconsiderate to others?? Grr :
post #14 of 20
4/13/08 at 10:23am
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Originally Posted by didkisa View Post
Why is breastfeeding your child inconsiderate to others?? Grr :
No kidding... Isn't NOT breastfeeding a child MORE inconsiderate? The the child grows up thinking it's weird.
post #15 of 20
4/13/08 at 9:18pm
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Originally Posted by sdm1024 View Post
Unfortuantly, like many large organizations there is wide varibility in how each one is run. Some are great, some are less so. The big difference is people. No organization or company can do it without actual humans, and with humans come different views, interpretations of the rules, etc. It's sucky when someone has to be on the receiveing end of such inconsistency.
So true. This is why I keep urging big companies to adopt a national breastfeeding-friendly policy and *train* their staff on it so they're not left open to the bad press of one individual representing their own personal opinions about breastfeeding as the company's views. It seems like the YMCA has had a half-dozen of these NIP discrimination incidents in the last few years. You'd think they'd want to avoid the negative publicity. I wonder how much influence YMCA of USA has on each location - as I understand it they're each run separately?
post #16 of 20
4/16/08 at 12:46am
Yeah, we don't want kids mimicking scandalous behavior like breastfeeding. We'd much rather have our kids mimicking something wholesome, like shooting people.
post #17 of 20
4/16/08 at 1:39pm
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Originally Posted by Hippie Mama in MI View Post
Yeah, we don't want kids mimicking scandalous behavior like breastfeeding. We'd much rather have our kids mimicking something wholesome, like shooting people.
It's not supposed to be funny, but it is.
post #18 of 20
4/16/08 at 2:16pm
This just makes me more adamant about nursing in public. I'm digging in my heels and daring someone to say anything!!:
post #19 of 20
4/17/08 at 3:56am
I work at a YMCA - -
Levi comes with me to work and he usually wont take a bottle or anything, so a lot of the time I will just bf him there (and if Im working with the 2 yr olds I'll just bring him into the 2yr old room and feed him while Im chasing the other kids) - - -
So far they havent said anything.

Levi is the only breastfed, cloth diapered baby there.
post #20 of 20
4/17/08 at 9:32am
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Originally Posted by leighi123 View Post
I work at a YMCA - -
Levi comes with me to work and he usually wont take a bottle or anything, so a lot of the time I will just bf him there (and if Im working with the 2 yr olds I'll just bring him into the 2yr old room and feed him while Im chasing the other kids) - - -
So far they havent said anything.

Levi is the only breastfed, cloth diapered baby there.
I guess it depends.
I breastfeed at the one I go to, as well.
I'm usually only like one of 4 or 5 moms in a sea of nannies and only one of maybe 2 moms who breastfeed (so the other babies are not being breastfed- at least not at the Y).
I've never had a problem either.
Our Y has a breastfeeding support group (which I've never been to), so maybe that's why it's accepted there.
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