EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (WCBS 880) — The New York Giants have changed a police that required tickets for infants after a mother from New Jersey shared her experience with his 14-week old infant at a pre-season game.
The Giants were taking on the Bears in a preseason game and all members of Sarah Zadoyko-Bartee’s family were in attendance.
The whole family are diehard Giants fans, so when the newest member of the family was born earlier this year, it was obvious that he too would come to all the games.
Bartee showed up to the game with her 14-week-old son strapped to her chest, but when she got to the ticket gate, she was told that her infant also needed a ticket to get in.
“I was totally shocked and taken back,” the mother told WCBS 880’s Mike Smeltz.
Staff members eventually let the mom and baby into the stadium as a one-time courtesy but Bartee took to Facebook to post about the situation.
“I am not trying to smuggle a toddler in or pretend my 6 year old is a lap child, I am trying to enjoy a game and care for my infant. This is supposed to be a family event. I should not have to choose between being a fan or caring for my infant,” the mother wrote in her now viral post.
Because her child did not have a ticket, staff also told the family that the infant would not be allowed inside the area reserved for club-level season ticket holders – which the Bartee family are.
Since the incident, the Giants have changed their policy. Now, all infants with a parent under the height of 34 inches are allowed into the games.
“It feels really awesome. Personally, I’m super excited,” Bartee said of the rule change.