Today, at work, I was taking a woman's measurements while she held her screaming baby. To silence the infant, she whipped out her breast right there and started feeding him. Moments later, he puked breast milk all over my desk. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, a woman started breastfeeding her infant in a restaurant. Disgusted, I told her to take it to the bathroom, as I was eating. In response, she squirted me with milk then went back to ignoring me. FML
Today, I left something in my boss's office. The door was closed which usually means she isn't in there, so I asked her coworker/friend for the key. When I opened the door, she screamed at me to get out of there. Turns out, she has just stopped breastfeeding her son and was pumping her breasts. FML
Today, I caught my pregnant wife trying to suck milk from her breasts. FML
Today, I got screamed at by a woman at work for feeding her 3-week-old infant formula instead of the bottled Kool-Aid that she packed. FML
Today, it was my first day back to work since having my first baby. To show I'd caught up on everything, I had to give a presentation at the end of the day to the heads of my department. It went really well until the end, when one of them pointed out that breast milk had been leaking through my clothes the entire time. FML
Today, I was waitressing at work, when a woman decided to change her baby's nappy on a table. One moment I was asking her to leave, and the next, she was shoving a fully shat-out nappy into my hands. She asked me to get rid of it and fetch her baby wipes. FML
Today, after I finished giving my baby a bottle then burping her, I lifted her up and was bringing her in for kisses. As I was doing this, I felt this warm liquid hit my lips and slide into my mouth. I instantly pulled her back and she'd vomited. It took everything out of me not to vomit myself. FML
Today, a mother and son were in my office. The kid wasn't feeling well and threw up. Mom covered his mouth with her hand, creating a vomit nozzle and covering me in puke. She yelled that I deserved to be sprayed on because I was not quick enough in getting a bucket for her son. FML
Today, I was at work and a lady came in with a cake - I work as a nurse in a pediatrics ward. While we were eating the cake, she told us she used her breast milk instead of normal milk. Now all of us nurses have to be tested. FML
Today, it was my brother's wedding so my mother-in-law was taking care of my 8-month-old son. When I came back to our room to check how things were going, I saw her "breastfeeding" my child. She said it was the only way to calm him down because he didn't have a pacifier. FML
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laaryssa 21
I'm all for public breastfeeding, it's not sexual or anything but that was te wrong place and wrong time
happle 21
Have you never been around an infant before? Mothers breast feed their children; it's a part of life. In addition, infants have little to no control over what comes out o their bodies, so I'm certain the mother could have done nothing to stop it.
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Nirah_fml 18
It seems like so many people here are so excited to jump on the shaming wagon that they aren't actually reading what was wrong with this scenario. Feeding your baby in public is fine, feeding your baby while somebody is trying to take your measurements (instead of waiting the whole two minutes for that person to finish) is rude and makes it very difficult for that person to that job (especially when your baby pukes on them). She went there for a service and then made that service person's job unnecessarily difficult by being inconsiderate. She should have fed her baby before hand, made sure she had something appropriate for the child to sit in while she was being measured, or at the very least said "Sorry but I need to feed my baby. Can we try this again in a few minutes?" It's like eating. It's perfectly acceptable to eat in public, but if you were to whip out a burger and start chowing down while your doctor is trying to examine you, it would inappropriate and rude. If somebody posted THAT , I highly doubt we'd have a surge of people crying out "How dare you! What's wrong with eating in public!?" Calm down and think before you speak.
middlenamefrank 8
Okay, the puking was bad. Mom should have at least tried to help clean it up, and she should have had a burping rag handy to keep the problem contained. But personally, I love to see a Mother nursing a baby, whenever I get to see it happen. It's one of the very few pure and natural things left in society these days, the very definition of "nurturing", which is very rare these days, and it always warms my heart when I see it. Wiping up a little baby vomit is a pretty low price to pay for a nice day-brightening experience like that, at least in my book.
Canuck2013 6
Lmfao it is really not even a big deal i am a mom and i breastfeed my 16 month old. When he was younger he would puke and guess what?? The puke would be extremely little!! I dont know why OP is complaining. Probably something could be cleaned off with a tissue. I would breastfeed my son anywhere he needs to be fed, if you cant handle what natures intended its not my problem its yours!! Im being a good mother by not ignoring my toddlers hunger cries!
Vegeto30294 19
Just because your child pukes a small amount, doesn't mean every child does. Just the comments above prove that babies can puke a large amount, and if its on important documents, good luck trying to remove puke off of that. Also, breastfeeding in public is one thing, breastfeeding in public while being served is another. Breastfeeding in public = Eating a burger while walking in a store Breastfeeding in public while receiving measurements = Eating a burger while in the middle of a dentist appointment
PandaLove16 11
First of all, measurements for what? Second, I'm proud of her for breast feeding her child. It's healthy. Better for the baby. Third I'm sorry the baby barfed all over your desk
monnanon 14
breast has no measurable difference over formula.
baref00tmama 15
WRONG. Nice try, though.
monnanon 14
and your evidence that it is better is?
katie1989 9
Formula is garbage. Lower IQ's, higher risk of obesity and diabetes. CRAP
mamaflower 23
**** off your assumptions on formula is twisted, I dunno about formula in your country but in Aus it's healthy. I bet you babies are more likely to be obese or have diabetes because of breast feeding from a junk food mother rather than formula.
katie1989 9
All the same. Did u know formula companies came out with "breast is best"? You know why? So ppl didnt come out w "formula is worse". Breast is NORMAL. Breastfeeding doesnt boost IQ, breastfed babies have normal IQ's! Formula babies have LOWER IQ's. Formula is far from 'healthy'. Its a last resort.
monnanon 14
no it isnt. formula in the UK also is comparable to breastmilk.we even have a special brand tjat prides itself on being the same. i dont know where you get your ideas from but the obesity link has never been proven (earlier weening is thought to be to blame) and the IQ angle has never even come up. do you really think bottle mothers would intentionally give their children a disadvantage?
katie1989 9
You need to do more research. How can formula provide antibodies? How can forumla change based on the weather or if your baby is sick? How can it have cancer fighting agents? It cant. I understand how hard it is for mothers who use formula to hear how horrid it is, I sympathize. But dont spew shit.
tarabara17 15
I'm pretty sure that the FML is that the baby puked, not that she was breast feeding.
katie1989 9
Breastfeeding is normal, get over it. If you cant deal with a little spit up, dont become a parent
iluvpeanutbutter 22
So, you would be fine with a random baby puking over your desk? A desk which probably has a lot of paperwork on it?
katie1989 9
If anyone has a problem with me breastfeeding my daughter in public I tell them to put a cover over THEIR heads. Or I point a breast at them and make a laser sound. This is not an FML. The FML should be "today someone ignorant prick had a problem with a baby eating"
katie1989 9
Last point. Its a human rights violatiom to disturb a nursing mother. Why people think nursing in public is ruining their lives is beyond me.
monnanon 14
as much as i applaud your point the op was trying to do her job and had not tried to stop the mother nursing. op is also not the mother so can be as pissed off as she likes.
hozzy123 8
Public breastfeeding is natural and yes vomit is gross but what are you going to do? It's not like it was done on purpose
monnanon 14
op can still be annoyed about it though. we mothers are not untouchable.
ni0ve 9
theres a time and place. go pump