Debra: Your views (and resulting comments) sound sooooo outdated. Either that, or they are extremely ignorant and/or selfish. I’m 58 yrs old myself. I breastfed my son (firstborn) for a few months but bottlefed my daughter who was born 18 months later. I 100% support all breastfeeding moms. What they do is completely natural, highly ADMIRABLE (especially while in some of the conditions they’re forced to feed their babies in..🙄), and sooooo good for baby. You’re offended by the sound of a baby taking necessary nourishment from his/her mother..????? Are you for real..?!?? Smh. By the way, a baby sucking on a bottle (or a pacifier!) also makes that same sound. Just FYI. Of course we’re all entitled to our own opinions in life, but unfortunately, it seems your opinion is actually quite ignorant. Maybe if you’d educate yourself a bit on the benefits of breastfeeding (and just how challenging it often is, too… I mean, have YOU ever experienced the “joys” of painfully sore, dry, cracked, bleeding nipples or the excruciating pain of a clogged milk duct? I bet not….), you’d enlighten even yourself. It’s never too late to open your mind and educate yourself..

My kids are in their 20’s now but I nursed both until they were 2. I LOVE how there are more nursing areas in malls etc for young moms. I nursed my kids in a gross bathroom. We smelled when people were having their BM’s while I’m trying to feed my child. It was awful. You ladies feed those babies wherever you need to! I would suggest a little cover though just to be considerate of those around you. Some people are embarrassed by it unfortunately. For me I wouldn’t mind.