Froggie, My family were breast fed, I believe in the promotion of breast feeding, I think it is a wonderful thing for mother and baby.

I cannot be any more positive about breast feeding than that.

The "controversy", as far as I am concerned, regards mothers who wish to make a political point and use baby as a weapon with which to do so.
I am sure the huge majority of breast feeding mums, would prefer to do so in private and in a quiet environment. A room could surely be made available(not a lavatory), which would be more suitable than the hurly burly of a busy restaurant? I could only assume, that any mother who CHOSE the latter option, had set out to take a political stance.....baby could not give a stuff where he is fed, but the experience would surely be more fulfilling for mother and baby in a quiet private place?