Bringing new baby into work to show colleagues

To be fair I don't think the babies are too much of a problem, to me the slightly older toddlers are a pain in the ass! - a friend of mine has a girl she's about 5 now and god forgive me but I have to stifle the urge to say something nasty to her or worse give her a good smack! - absolute brat who has to be the centre of attention all the time and I seem to be the only one who doesn't find her amusing or entertaining - I just find her irritating and vain, she's like one of those stage kids but other people stand around laughing and smiling! - maybe it's just me, or maybe the other people are really good actors!

I suspect they're just good actors. They're probably wondering how you can stick her as well. Nothing worse than a precocious brat whose mother encourages her to be the centre of attention.
 
It doesnt bother me personally but a workplace is a workplace. Some people find it very distracting and some people find it very uncomfortable. You should not put people in that position.

I walked into the staff common room a couple of times to get a cup of tea and there was an employee (on maternity leave) breast feeding her kid there.

Very awkward!
 
I don't get why people want to bring family members into the office to show them off.

I brought my brother in one day to show him to people (He's 30) and suddenly i'm being told it's inappropriate.

DOuble standards or what !
 
I walked into the staff common room a couple of times to get a cup of tea and there was an employee (on maternity leave) breast feeding her kid there.

Very awkward!

I don't see why this is awkward. Many women will breastfeed discretly in public places - shouldn't be any fuss or drama involved. It's just a breast - it's not going to bite you.

On the broader issue, I did find it very difficult to deal with a constant flow of new babies into the office at a time when we were going through fertility issues and IVF. I remember having to hide in the loo at one stage.

Having said that, I wouldn't expect anyone to hold back for that reason, and I did bring our own into the office at one stage.
 
I we were going through fertility issues and IVF. I remember having to hide in the loo at one stage.

Best of luck with that Complainer. Most people don't appreciate the emotional impact the times it doesn't work. Indeed, it is an extremely emotional time for both parents and very physically hard on the mother.
 
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