“This is Dr. Patrick’s office and her policy is we try to make it the most pleasant experience for everyone involved,” the woman can be heard saying. “But I don’t see anything wrong with breastfeeding the baby here. Honestly I don’t see anything wrong,” Suzie responds. “I’m not just putting my boob in the air where everyone can see it. I’m breastfeeding my baby.” The woman says that maybe when Suzie’s children are older, she’ll understand why breastfeeding in front of teenage boys is a problem, but this mom stood her ground. “There’s nothing wrong with me doing this with my teenager watching, I mean, they need to know that babies eat,” she says. But that wasn’t enough for the employee, who didn’t let up. “Do you understand what I’m saying? To them, they’re not looking at you as breastfeeding when they’re 10, 11, 12, 13 year olds…” she says. Suzie then told the woman that she even went out of her way to ask the boys and their dad if they had any problem with her breastfeeding and they all answered no. “[Your husband] had to be 13 at one time. Do you think he at 13 would have said to a woman with her breast out, ‘Oh put it away!’” the employee says. “It’s not comfortable for them. The father felt embarrassed saying something to you.” “Those boys would have just learned that breasts aren’t there for their enjoyment but made for a purpose,” another added.
