Attention Nursing Mother

This is a note to the nursing mother I saw yesterday at the mall. I'm so glad you've opted to nurse your child. You're providing him/her with the best food and nutrients you can. I'm a big advocate of nursing. I've nursed all three of my children. I nurse Jack now. In fact, I too fed my baby at the mall. (In a fitting room, FYI.) I understand very well what a sacrifice it can be, and also what a bonding experience it is with your infant. Did you need to sacrifice and bond while walking around the mall yesterday? Without a blanket? I know I'm opening a big can of worms here, and I firmly believe that breastfeeding mothers should be able to do so in public. But, you took "public" to a whole new level. I don't want to see your boobies. My three year old son doesn't (?) want to see your boobies. I don't want to explain to him for the rest of the day why someone "had she's boobies out in da mall to feed she's baby." Now, I'm not saying that you need to go to a restroom or something to feed your child. Hell, I don't want to eat in a bathroom, so I don't want to feed my child there. However, please, I urge you to use a little discretion. Perhaps you could try sitting on a bench with a blanket to cover yourself. There's really no need to stroll the mall, shirt hiked up, feeding the kid.