I bf DD for about 14 months, until about 8 months ago.  While I didn't nurse in public often, sometimes it was necessary.  In principle, I knew we had a right to bf and people who didn't like it could piss off.  In practice, despite being as discreet as possible, I always felt conspicuous and embarrassed.  I never heard any rude comments, just a few dirty looks here and there.  

Before I breastfed, I didn't pay attention to moms in this position.  Now, of course, I have a whole new awareness about breastfeeding moms in public.  When I see one, I wonder if I should show my solidarity.  Should I smile as I walk by?  Should I say something encouraging to her?  If so, what?  I think I would have liked this, as my tension was due to being worried that strangers were going to be hostile or judging me.  Maybe if someone had said, "good job, I know that's hard to do," I would have relaxed a bit.  But maybe others want to be left the hell alone to nurse in peace.  

So what do y'all think?  Should progressive moms show solidarity to public bf moms? How?

Here we go again.  Another mom was breastfeeding her child in public, and some employee took it upon themselves to tell her to cover up.  Cheryl Cruz, who is from St. John’s, NL, Canada was vacationing with her family at Universal Studios in Orlando.  She sat on a bench outdoors to feed her 10 month old daughter, Kalli, when an employee named Megan said she’d have to cover up.

"I'm just feeding her, minding my own business, there's hardly anyone at the resort, [and] suddenly this lady comes over to me and says, 'Listen I want you to cover up, this is a family affair,' " Cruz said Thursday.