Prefers Ellipticals To Baby Steps

We have a gym member who worked out all the way through her pregnancy. This in and of itself is fine; there are plenty of ways to exercise and stay in shape even until late pregnancy, but it was obvious she was pushing herself and kept insisting that “she wasn’t going to be one of those fat moms”, but whatever. 

She gives birth, and less than two weeks later, she’s back on the gym floor, going insane on the elliptical with her newborn in a carrier right next to her.

Me: “Ma’am, you can’t leave a baby in the carrier on the gym floor.”

Customer: *Not slowing down once.* “It’s okay. He’s right next to me.”

Me: “That’s not the issue. We’re not insured to have anyone under eighteen in the gym, especially children and babies.”

Customer: “Well, he’s too young for your daycare, so what do you expect me to do?!”

Me: “Arrange childcare for when you’re in the gym.”

Customer: “This is ridiculous! You’re discriminating against mothers!”

Me: “No, ma’am. I’m just following the rules.”

Customer: “Is there anywhere in the gym I can bring him?!”

Me: “We allow babies in the pool as long as you’re with him.”

Customer: “How am I supposed to swim if I’m holding him?!”

Me: “You’re… not? You’re supposed to be helping him out in the water.”

Customer: *Finally stopping her workout and picking up her baby.* “This is ridiculous! I thought this place would be supportive of my journey, but now I know why there are so many fat mothers in America.”

She storms off, and I’m like… “okay?”

Later that day, I heard from my coworker that she tried to leave the baby alone in the stroller as she swam. When told she had to be with her own baby, she then sat in the hot tub with him. When told that was unsafe, her argument was that she sat in the hot tub while pregnant all the time, and wasn’t happy when told she shouldn’t be doing that either, or maybe she should stop talking now if she doesn’t want CPS called…