Universal Orlando apologizes for breast feeding encounter

I'm far more offended by the shirtless, middle-aged, grey-chest-haired manfreaks in the water parks with their bellies hanging out, looking proud of whatever they imagine their chest looks like to the rest of us.

And their piercings.

Thank GOD for winter. I need a break.

-CO

My opinion, if your baby is that small why would you even want to bring it to a place like that filled with noises and hundreds of strangers. Kinda like bringing your baby to a movie theater, at least wait until they can enjoy it as well.

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MrD:
My opinion, if your baby is that small why would you even want to bring it to a place like that filled with noises and hundreds of strangers.

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Carrie:
But hey, I'm one of a few who believes infants of that age don't need to be brought to places like Universal in the first place.

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The first mistake is assuming the extremely young age. Check this:

"The American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends that 'Breastfeeding should be continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child.' The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF recommend that babies be breastfed for at least two years. WHO reports that the world average for breastfeeding is 4.2 years."

At what age is it appropriate to take my kids to an amusement park? Strangers and noise? Where can they go and not experience this? Am I expected to leave the kids home with a stranger while I/wife go, or do all of us have to stay at home until the youngest is "age appropriate"? (Not as easy to breastfeed a kid who isn't there with you.)

This isn't a movie theater where my kids could disturb others, and it isn't a dangerous place for them--this is a place built for KIDS!

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Gonch:

The first mistake is assuming the extremely young age. Check this:

"The American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends that 'Breastfeeding should be continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child.' The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF recommend that babies be breastfed for at least two years. WHO reports that the world average for breastfeeding is 4.2 years."

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No mistake made here. The article provided the infant's age as 10 months. But I will say I had no idea that 4 year olds can/do breastfeed. Interesting.

*** This post was edited by Carrie M. 11/6/2007 6:56:37 PM ****** This post was edited by Carrie M. 11/6/2007 6:57:42 PM ***

Not shure who made the point, but it is kinda a valid one, that most people here in America do care that much, unless they are just not right in the head.

But one thing to consider is that the Orlando park are more International parks then CP or HW, though I think most Americans won't have that much of a problem, Universal and Disney Orlando get a lot of people from all over the world, people from Japan, China, The Middle East, or Europe. Could indeed find breastfeeding in public highly offensive, because that might not be something that is done in public in their home country.

And before I get the... "You are in America, deal with the way we do things or go home." remark that are more then likly going to be said. The Orlando parks spend a lot of money trying to get a share of the international market, so spending a lot of money to get rich families from Japan to your destination park and then telling them "thanks for the money, now get out of the US since you don't like the way we do things here." is not the mentality that have made Universal and WDW, international destinations.

As long as we're all getting to say who offends us at amusement parks, my vote goes to the ones who look like Rerun from What's Happenin' in any state of dress or undress.