[Divine33]

I was just wondering what others thoughts are on this ?

A good friend of mine recently wanted to BF her newborn in there.

They were full, with women bottle feeding their little ones. So she was a little confused, as she thought they were for breastfeeding mums.

WDYT ?

[bikingbubs]

I thought they were for people feeding their baby, however that may be.

[Baggy]

Its a matter of first come first serve. They are for feeding mums - breast or formula.

Some babies get distracted easily (on breast or bottle) and need some privacy to feed better.

[Matthias' mum]

I would imagine that bottlefed babies are also really easily distracted and won't feed properly at shopping centres, so mums would appreciate somewhere quiet to feed them if needed.

[Bluenomi]

Its a matter of first come first serve. They are for feeding mums - breast or formula.

Some babies get distracted easily (on breast or bottle) and need some privacy to feed better.

This, they usually have microwaves for bottles so they expect some bottle feeders.

[fairyflossfart]

Its a matter of first come first serve. They are for feeding mums - breast or formula.

Some babies get distracted easily (on breast or bottle) and need some privacy to feed better.

What she said.
I always had to feed DD8 in the curtained off areas in the feeding rooms, because she would get too distracted by everything else going on around her.

[delta508]

I was one of those mums that bottle-fed in those cubicles. With a 17mth old as well, it was easier to feed the baby there and have the toddler run around in the enclosed play area.

[4kidlets]

I thought they were for any parents feeding children who wished to do so in a separate area.


Of course if parents wish to bottle feed or breast feed in the genrral public area that is fine too.

[mmk]

Its a matter of first come first serve. They are for feeding mums - breast or formula.

Some babies get distracted easily (on breast or bottle) and need some privacy to feed better.

Exactly this. Why shouldn't bottle feeding mums be entitled to a comfy chair and some privacy too? DS was easily distracted when he got older so there's no way he would've fed in the main section of a parents room.

DS was breastfed, yet I still wouldn't begrudge a bottlefeeding mum the same facilities that I want to use. I wouldn't even think twice if there was a mum in there that felt that they needed the space to feed first solids too. Not that I would do it, but it's a feeding room, not a breastfeeding room.

[MakeLoveNotBacon]

I feel for your friend as it's hard going in the early days but agree with the others. However I would hope someone with an older baby would get up for her whether they were breast or bottle feeding (I would).