I've noticed in Australia that a lot of malls have lounges with small kitchenettes for parents, so that they can change nappies, sit down for a bit, heat up formula etc and feed their bubs. I feel that's something that should be promoted elsewhere.

I didn't know that parent's rooms were rare else where. Really?? It seems like common sense.

I don't know if they are rare elsewhere, or if it's just that I don't notice them (since I'm not a parent), but the ones I've seen in Aus are quite nice :)

My thoughts also, 52. It shouldn't even be an argument. If someone is that uncomfortable with it then avert your damn eyes! Also, I live in America and, having travelled through several states, I've not seen many nursing areas in public facilities. Maybe just once or twice. Maybe I will take more notice next time I go out!

I live in Texas, and out local Babies R' Us has a "mother room". It is quite lovely. Even has a few couches and a TV!

From Michigan, I've actually never seen a parents room anywhere I have gone. I didn't know there was such a thing until reading this comment thread.

As a non parent, I've noticed them in areas for travelers all over the North American continent, though they're fairly rare unless you're somewhere that caters to new mothers. Changing tables in the other hand are in almost every bathroom. Personally I avoid such places, anywhere that encourages clusters of screaming infants and angry, inconsiderate parents (I'm not sure Aussies understand just how rude and belligerent American new mothers tend to be) is definitely not on my must see list. On a side note, using public microwaves for heating bottles is banned in many establishments by health code, as they cannot know what's in it and it hasn't been government inspected. A half dozen people got aids from an improperly cleaned microwave that had been used to heat infected breast milk (that spilled) and by the end of the week there was a law against it.

I'm coming to your workplace and am going to ask you to perform whatever service you do whilst I eat a full meal, clip my finger nails, talk on my cell phone, etc. I don't what you do, or I could be more specific, but I will do whatever is going to inconvenience you the most and when you ask me to stop, I'll freak the **** out and say "How dare you! I am perfectly entitled to eat/groom/talk on my phone! If you can't handle the awesomeness of food/beauty/technology, then you should look away!" But I'm still going to expect you to finish helping me as a customer first. It's not about boobs. It's about not being rude and preventing somebody from being able to do their job while still expecting them to do it. She should have excused herself to feed the baby and had the measurements done when she was finished, or else wait until the measurements were done to feed her baby--not both at the same time.

your dumb. grooming yourself is a hell of a lot different than feeding a helpless child..

Thank you! My wife beast feeds but we have yet to have anyone get openly upset at it. But thank you it is natural.

*sigh* Missing the point again. The point is not "Ew, that's gross", the point is "You have asked me to do a job and I cannot do it while you are doing that". It is pretty freaking difficult to measure someone when they're feeding a baby. She should have excused herself and asked to have the measurements done when she was finished rather than expect the OP to still try and measure her while she was feeding her baby. So, no, it's really not different at all. It's only different if you're talking about a 'gross' factor. Which I'm not. And neither is the OP. That's the point.

Wow... Sometimes people can't afford daycare and babysitters cancel. Plus if she is still breast feeding I doubt she would have been able to leave her child with someone else. She is the one producing the milk after all.

So apparently you were never a baby yourself or you were just perfect one? Never pooped in your pants or wet your bed? Don't think so!

Your ignorance just caused me to facepalm so hard I gave myself a headache, #55. Please do not reproduce.

you're. an ignorant prick maybe your mother should have swallowed instead.

Please never have sex. Having sex can lead to you having a baby and you clearly cannot be a nurturing parent who deserves to have a child.

Unfortunately disgusting pieces of trash like her breed too often.

She hates babies because she never got the chance to be one. That's right, folks. She came out of the womb a full-grown inconsiderate bitch.

I agree that babies need to be fed and babies vomit, but I don't think he/she is being a jerk. Just complaining about a very unfortunate event (puking) which is no one's fault really. Sometimes we have a bad day and need to vent. Isn't that what fml is for, making fun of our problems? :)

You're right. I was referring to the ppl commenting

Parents know the times their babies need up eat and can keep them at home at those times. Public breast feeding is not a necessity. And I ducking don't want to see it.

Newborns need a lot more nutrition than you think. If they were to do as you say, they wouldn't be able to get anything done.

That's not even slightly true. Babies feeding patterns are unpredictable. Some babies feed every two hours, that would mean for some mothers they would ever leave the house.

Hey genius, you MAY be able to predict the general time if you are bottle feeding, but breast feeding is totally on-demand. Please educate yourself before you make ignorant comments. On too of that mommies deserve to be able to be in public, and feed their babies. I personally would not just whip out my breast but if this mom did she had every right to do so.

#144. Do you really think a busy new mother is going to run home every 2 hours just because ignorant bitches like you can't accept the fact that breastfeeding is natural and often necessary?

Or she... Regardless, the FML doesn't mean that OP is necessarily a jerk.

The mother was not the OP so how would the OP have been a jerk at all?