An Oklahoma City woman was forced to breastfeed her baby in a YMCA family bathroom with no changing table after a staff member told she could n't feed the eight-week-old in the women 's locker room . Tiffany Hoag and another woman were breastfeeding their babies on Wednesday in the women 's locker room of the Earlywine Park YMCA when a staff member escorted both of them out . Hoag was taken to a family locker room where she nursed baby Ezra next to a shower and a toilet where it was 'dirty ' and there were 'towels on the floor ' . Tiffany Hoag was breastfeeding her eight-week-old baby in an Oklahoma City in the women 's locker room when a staff member came in and told she could n't feed baby Ezra there . She was escorted through the gym to a 'family ' locker room and was left 'embarrassed and upset ' by the whole situation . The first-time mother said that the whole experience was 'disheartening ' , according to KOCO . 'You do n't think it 's going to happen to you , ' she said . ' I really am humiliated and just embarrassed . I was escorted out of the locker room and through the gym . ' Hoag said that to make matters worse , Ezra cried as they walked through the gym , attracting more attention . ' I was really embarrassed and upset because people were looking , and he was crying because he was still hungry , ' she told KFOR , adding that she did n't want to return to that YMCA . The fitness and community center has since released a statement , claiming that the whole situation was a misunderstanding . 'The Y is a place for families , and we support breastfeeding moms in our facilities . We believe this was likely an unfortunate mistake with our staff member misinterpreting our locker room policy , which states that children are not allowed in adult locker rooms . This is the family locker room that Hoag was escorted into so she could breast feed baby Ezra . She said the bathroom was 'dirty ' and there were 'towels on the floor ' and that she fed Ezra between a shower and a toilet . The YMCA has released a statement apologizing , claiming the situation was a big misunderstanding between staff members . 'We are looking into this particular incident further with the staff members involved in an effort to ensure that no other moms have this happen in the future . 'We are very sorry that this new mom had a negative experience and will continue to train our staff to understand that moms can breastfeed anywhere they would like to do so in our facilities . ' Hoag said that she , too , hopes this does n't happen to other mothers . 'If it had to happen to me to make it not happen to ten other mothers , then it 's worth it , ' she told KOCO . 'And if it ends with me , then I 'm happy and I 'm good with that . ' Hoag said that she is raising awareness of her situation because she hopes no other mothers have to go through what she did .
Tiffany Hoag and another mother were escorted out of the Oklahoma City YMCA 's women 's locker room . Hoag was taken to a 'family ' locker room where she fed Ezra next to a toilet . She said it was dirty and there were 'towels on the floor ' YMCA has since released a statement saying it was a misunderstanding . 'We support breastfeeding moms in our facilities , ' statement read .