The rest of you have not addressed the fact that the vast majority of mothers would surely prefer to nurse their babies away from the public gaze?

Typical. Cannot find a sensible argument so attack people instead. Where has anyone suggested otherwise?

Babies need feeding every few hours. As they get older the time between feeds does extend but when very young it can be as often as every 2 hours. Even when it is 4 hours through they will still need 4 or 5 feeds during waking hours every day. How often do you think those feeds will be in public? How many people go and eat out for every meal? Even if they go out every lunch time or every dinner time they will be feeding the baby in private 3 or 4 times as often as in public. If they go out twice a week that becomes a minute fraction of the number of times they feed away from 'the public gaze'.

What you are suggesting is that they should, for the sake of a few idiots who will probably take offence at anything, remove themselves completely from any form of social life. Do you believe that women enjoy being clubbed on the head and dragged back to the cave as well?

DtG