The other day I was checking out at Target. A family of four was behind me. The toddler was placed on the register conveyer belt by the dad. The baby was held by the mom in one of those seated carts. The family was cute and didn't use their indoor voices so every few moments I would turn around and see what they were doing.

During one of my turns I saw the mom breastfeeding. No cover. She was still parenting the toddler doling out instructions if he wanted to stay on the conveyer belt. Did I mention her breast was out? I saw the veins. I saw the breast contract as the baby suckled.

The cashier noticed her too and kept on ringing up customers. He and I both averted our eyes away. Yes, she was breastfeeding in public, but still there's a sense of intimacy between mother & babe and we wanted to respect their privacy. Well, as private as one can be squished between candy &rag mags and people on either end of you in a check out lane with bright lights overhead.

I'm all for feeding your baby wherever and whenever, but hadn't been near someone that close with an exposed breast to do so. So yes, I paused and really thought about what was going on. As I walked out of the store I thought about how much I wanted to be like that mom one day. She fed her baby and didn't skip a beat.

Where's the most public place you have fed your baby? Or have seen a baby nurse?