Nursing in the chapel

[GingerGolden]

Originally Posted by Wingnut

There were bottles, though. Probably glass early on, however, if you tour the Whitney home in Kirtland, you'll see a lead baby bottle that would have been used at the time that Joseph and Emma were living with the Whitneys.

Oh, ok, well maybe the popularity of giving a baby a bottle grew more so in the 50's. I remember reading that somewhere, not sure..

And a Lead Bottle!
That is very scary considering what we know now of lead poisoning.

[GingerGolden]

Originally Posted by Berean

And unless you were getting naked in sacrament I think they ought to chill.

This is my point exactly when I said it was a What Would Jesus Do Moment.
I think he'd probably understand that children need to be fed, regardless of the location.

And yes, a receiving blanket does work very well. Although, unless it is cold, the babies naturally get very hot when they are covered in such a way...

[Berean]

Maybe a light cotton one?

[Elgama]

Originally Posted by Wingnut

There were bottles, though. Probably glass early on, however, if you tour the Whitney home in Kirtland, you'll see a lead baby bottle that would have been used at the time that Joseph and Emma were living with the Whitneys.

true but the lead poisoning wasn't exactly good for the baby. Also not all babies will take a bottle my son wouldn't touch one

-Charley

[GingerGolden]

Neither of my girls would take a ninny, ummm...pacifier at all and when it came to trying a bottle, out it was spit. Nope they wouldn't take anything but the real thing. For us, nursing was a full time, real thing deal, no matter what I tried...

[Wingnut]

Originally Posted by Elgama

true but the lead poisoning wasn't exactly good for the baby. Also not all babies will take a bottle my son wouldn't touch one

-Charley

My daughter wouldn't either. I was unclear...I wasn't saying that babies should be bottle fed ONLY while in public. I was just commenting that bottles have been around for a lot longer than since the 1950s.

[Elgama]

Originally Posted by Wingnut

My daughter wouldn't either. I was unclear...I wasn't saying that babies should be bottle fed ONLY while in public. I was just commenting that bottles have been around for a lot longer than since the 1950s.

i agree seem to remember they were made out of leather from the 1600s first and then there were kind of like feeding bowls - only available to the wealthy though

-Charley

[talisyn]

Originally Posted by jolee65

I wasnt sure why she would feel the need to nurse in the chapel sitting right next to the missionaries, when her 2 yrs old was only fussing alittle. it wasnt during sacrument, she wasnt alone with three little ones. Im a mom, not youngsters but i nursed my oldest when she was born , I can understand when you need to tend to a child but her husband was there she wouldnt have missed the service in the mothers room.

My youngest was with us we sat right behind them, the one missionary did a double take ,lol. my daughter just looked at me like why is she do that in here, I did tell her the only time that is exceptable is if you were in a situation and couldnt get some where private.

Do you agree?

If she had got up to leave her other little ones would probably want to go out too and what was suppose to be a discreet retreat to the mother's lounge would become a huge production of crying kids, fussy baby, scattered toys and books, and annoyed congregation. I've seen it happen, it's not pretty.

For about 3 months after I had my baby I had an almost total disconnect from my breasts as sexual objects. They had a whole new purpose and I didn't even think twice most of the time to throw a blanket over my shoulder and feed the ravening infant.

I'm guessing the mom in question didn't set out to offend anyone and was probably sleep deprived. I recommend sitting in the pews in front of this family for the duration, and if the slurping sounds continue give her the number of a lactation coach because that baby is probably getting way too much air in it's poor little tummy.

[MissyP]

Just for the record our branch does not have a mother's room. The only locking rooms we have are the library (Which is too small and too widely needed to nurse in), and the bishop's office. Where else are our mothers supposed to go? Should they sit in the relief society room where people are free to walk into without even a knock? I don't think it's a big deal to nurse in the chapel. If anyone's uncomfortable with a mother keeping her baby alive, they are free to sit far away from the mommies with babies.

[hankpac]

"...as other women come in to change their toddlers' poopie pants that easily stink up the whole room because it's so small. I wish there were a separate poo room. I usually end up in there for at least half an hour because of how long my daughter nurses and on average, about three people will come in to add to the waste pail full of poopy diapers..."

There IS a separate Poo room: the rest rooms. If your facility is not badly designed, the counter by the sink is supposed to be wide enough to change babies. Men's room too. Older facilities often have a fold-down table for this job, with a belt to hold the kid. Taking babies to the nursing room to change a nasty diaper is inappropriate, and poses a health risk.
The bathrooms are designed to handle infectious waste.
Also, the bishop, and PFR should be on top of having the cans emptied immediately after meetings: the families with babies should be taking care of this, and the task should be rotated. Each diaper should be rolled, taped, and put in an individual bag, brought from home for the purpose.