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Although, with a cover, especially when my son was bigger, people couldn't help but notice. I never tried to hide nursing him, though, if he was hungry, I fed him. I have a thick skin, and in all my life that I've been aware of breastfeeding I've only seen 3 or 4 women nurse in public, I think because it isn't normalized.
Maybe there's a regional difference. Public breastfeeding, while not exactly commonplace in the Puget Sound region, isn't uncommon, either.
As to a triviality that DOES tick me off ...
Parents who allow their toddlers to make a mess of restaurant tables and the surrounding floors. Yeah, I know, it's not reasonable to expect an 18-month-old NOT to make a bit of a mess. So maybe the little buzzard shouldn't be in a restaurant with all those other patrons just yet. Or maybe his or her parents should offer him or her less messy food. Or ...