How would you handle this?
The church I go to has a "Mothers Lounge" off the bathroom for nursing. It is a tiny, dark room with 2 rocking chairs (one is broken, you sit on it and it tips over!) and a counter along one wall for changing diapers. There is a diaper pail on the floor.
If someone comes in and changes a poopy diaper while you are nursing, and they leave the dipe in the pail, not only do they stink up the whole room while they are changing, then the room stinks afterward b/c of the diaper in the garbage.
Its not a comfortable environment for me. I used to take my son there to rock him when he was tired, and the tiny space stresses me out, even when I'm not trying to nurse.
Women are asked that if they are nursing, to nurse in there.
I feel it is nice they provide a place for it, but on the other hand I feel like its more for the comfort of the *other* people than for the nursing mom. I don't have a problem nursing in public view (discreetly). My mom, MIL, and DH think I should go along with the "rule" and nurse only in the Mothers Lounge.
If I were bottle feeding, I could feed my baby in the service, in a classroom, or in the foyer.
Should I even worry about it, and just nurse wherever I want? Or should I use the room?
Baby is due in October, so I don't know why I'm worrying over it now, but I want to be sure of myself and what I am doing KWIM?
Thoughts?
The church I go to has a "Mothers Lounge" off the bathroom for nursing. It is a tiny, dark room with 2 rocking chairs (one is broken, you sit on it and it tips over!) and a counter along one wall for changing diapers. There is a diaper pail on the floor.
If someone comes in and changes a poopy diaper while you are nursing, and they leave the dipe in the pail, not only do they stink up the whole room while they are changing, then the room stinks afterward b/c of the diaper in the garbage.
Its not a comfortable environment for me. I used to take my son there to rock him when he was tired, and the tiny space stresses me out, even when I'm not trying to nurse.
Women are asked that if they are nursing, to nurse in there.
I feel it is nice they provide a place for it, but on the other hand I feel like its more for the comfort of the *other* people than for the nursing mom. I don't have a problem nursing in public view (discreetly). My mom, MIL, and DH think I should go along with the "rule" and nurse only in the Mothers Lounge.
If I were bottle feeding, I could feed my baby in the service, in a classroom, or in the foyer.
Should I even worry about it, and just nurse wherever I want? Or should I use the room?
Baby is due in October, so I don't know why I'm worrying over it now, but I want to be sure of myself and what I am doing KWIM?
Thoughts?