Seems like the restaurant isn't doing so hot on the Lactivism board lately!!
Anywho... unlike the other mama on here I was too shocked to even open my mouth.
I was travelling from Albany (GA) to Chattanooga (TN) (five hours w/o kids) alone with my 1 month old and 22 month old (eek!) and needed to stop somewhere with a play place to get the kids out of the car and nurse DS1, and let DS2 play.
As soon as I got DS2 out of his car seat I put him to my breast, by pulling up my tank top, pulling my shorts up higher (to my belly button) and using his body to cover anything else that may be showing. I then went inside with both kids to order, and several employees and guests complimented me on my adorable 22mo who was walking around saying hi to everyone. As soon as I got the food, the boys and I went outside to the play place and sat away from the other family out there, so that I'd be nursing pretty much out of sight.
An employee with a drive-thru headset came out and asked me, shyly, if I'd been breastfeeding (I had stopped for the moment to eat). I said yes, and she said "I think this is wrong, but some people have complained about you breastfeeding without a cover, and we've been asked to ask you to cover up if you do it again."
My brain went totally blank, and before I could reply (thinking, am I in Georgia still?
) she was gone. I turned around to keep eating, and when DS2 wanted to nurse again, I did. Without covering up.
I'd like to write a letter to the management because, first of all, I felt really badly for this employee. You could tell she'd been asked to say something by a manager and really didn't want to--she was shaking and her face was really red
. (Of course, I'd like to get over this cold before writing that letter). I've worked at McDonald's in the past and I know how it goes 
Where do I go from here? I don't want to make a big stink, just a polite letter informing them of the law and to train their management and employees better. Of course part of me does want to make a stink since McDonald's seems to be on a really bad roll lately, IYKWIM.
So, where do I go from here?
In case it matters, it was Friday afternoon... one or two? In Cartersville GA, right off of I75.
5651 Highway 20 NE
Cartersville, GA 30121
(770) 386-8162
Anywho... unlike the other mama on here I was too shocked to even open my mouth.
I was travelling from Albany (GA) to Chattanooga (TN) (five hours w/o kids) alone with my 1 month old and 22 month old (eek!) and needed to stop somewhere with a play place to get the kids out of the car and nurse DS1, and let DS2 play.
As soon as I got DS2 out of his car seat I put him to my breast, by pulling up my tank top, pulling my shorts up higher (to my belly button) and using his body to cover anything else that may be showing. I then went inside with both kids to order, and several employees and guests complimented me on my adorable 22mo who was walking around saying hi to everyone. As soon as I got the food, the boys and I went outside to the play place and sat away from the other family out there, so that I'd be nursing pretty much out of sight.
An employee with a drive-thru headset came out and asked me, shyly, if I'd been breastfeeding (I had stopped for the moment to eat). I said yes, and she said "I think this is wrong, but some people have complained about you breastfeeding without a cover, and we've been asked to ask you to cover up if you do it again."
My brain went totally blank, and before I could reply (thinking, am I in Georgia still?
) she was gone. I turned around to keep eating, and when DS2 wanted to nurse again, I did. Without covering up.I'd like to write a letter to the management because, first of all, I felt really badly for this employee. You could tell she'd been asked to say something by a manager and really didn't want to--she was shaking and her face was really red
. (Of course, I'd like to get over this cold before writing that letter). I've worked at McDonald's in the past and I know how it goes Where do I go from here? I don't want to make a big stink, just a polite letter informing them of the law and to train their management and employees better. Of course part of me does want to make a stink since McDonald's seems to be on a really bad roll lately, IYKWIM.
So, where do I go from here?
In case it matters, it was Friday afternoon... one or two? In Cartersville GA, right off of I75.
5651 Highway 20 NE
Cartersville, GA 30121
(770) 386-8162
