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Yes, but I usually have a receiving blanket or shawl or something to cover us up. I probably wouldn't bother with a cover if DS wasn't so easily distracted...he pulls off and looks around a lot, and Bam there's my boob. I often have to hold the cover in place, too, because he'll grab at it and yank it down.

Yup! I bf'ed at a bar like a month ago...casual neighborhood wine bar. I don't care, if he's hungry, I feed!

When she was younger and a screaming, popping on and off fool, I would feed her in the car. There have only been a few recent times that I have fed her in public and it went great! I need to remember to wear tanks under my shirts so my back fat isn't all hanging out when I feed her but, I've now fed her in the mall, in Red Lobster and at Champps. Oh and I feed her at daycare here and there. I use a cover or an aden + anais blanket.

@autumnlove: I do that, too. Or I did. Or rather I still do, but he's currently on a bottle strike, so the bottle sits untouched and I nurse him.

I did, but always with a cover.

I have a couple of times....both times with a nursing cover. I don't feel comfortable though and I haven't done it recently because at the moment almost every feeding is a screamfest and I get stressed out enough just feeding him at home! He also doesn't like the cover at all so there's that. I've fed him in bathrooms a few times but if I have to feed him out I feel most comfortable in my car.

YesI have nursed just about everywhere. DD is only 10 weeks but I've nursed at restaurants, mall, meeting, store, relatives house, etc. I always usea cover but as time goes on I may ditch the cover.

Pretty much anywhere I am, the only time I've nursed in public without a cover was in the nursing room at Nordstroms. Sometimes I'll do it in the car only because she is so easily distracted these days I can't get her to focus anywhere else

Yes I have. In the beginning I used a cover, but then I switched to the two top, pull one up and the other down system. It depends on where I am and who I'm around. Now that it's cold we don't do much feeding outside of the house.

I did lots with a cover, but now he's so interested in the world that I would not attempt it.

Absolutely. I've never used a cover, I make sure I always wear a home made version of the undercover mama singlet and am sneaky with pulling up my t shirt so not much shows. I'll occasionally cover up with a muslin blanket, but he's starting to pull at it when I do. So I'm doing it less and less. He's 4 months today.

I'm normally fast enough to cover up quickly if he pulls away

Breast feeding in public is a lot more accepted here, I think. I've got a huge long list... Giraffe enclosure at the zoo, many cafes and restaurants, fast food places, on a train... And I've never got one disapproving look.

Yep. My husband is a little shocked by my ways I think, but I'm like whatever. I don't want to struggle with getting a cover on and it's the easiest thing to do, rather than try to get situated with the cover, etc. Yesterday I did it at the museum, I've done it at the park, at restaurants, you name it.

Yep but I use a cover. I've done it at a restaurant and once at Home Depot when he was in the carrier. I feel more comfortable in the car or a dressing room. I find the cover cumbersome but too scared to try it without a cover.

Not anymore. I was totally comfortable with it, but she's too distractable now. It's kind of annoying because when I excuse myself to go nurse privately I always get women assuming I'm shy or something and they try and pep talk me into nursing in public. Thanks, I've got it covered.

It is really awesome to live somewhere where public breastfeeding is completely normal though, and my husband is very supportive.

I breast feed EVERYWHERE. I feel as though America is so behind or just plain weird. Feeding a baby isn't something sexual or private, it's the exact opposite. There is an uncomfortableness about it, because no one does it. I hope that by nursing in public I encourage others to support breastfeeding. The only way to change the mindset is to act.

I have a G sized breast. There's no hiding it. I don't purposely let it hang out when he's' not latched or anything, but someone described it perfectly, "You just breast feed. It's not discreet or indiscreet. It just looks natural." Isn't that exactly how it should be?

Yes, I BF in public... Especially in NYC when we didn't have a car. But even now in CA, we do have a car, but sometimes it's just not practical for me to go all the way to the car just to feed... I have another toddler with me a lot too, so yeah, if the baby is hungry, I'll BF in public if I have to. I used a nursing cover up til 6 months, then she "outgrew" it (would kick or swipe it off). So then I just learned how to do it discreetly with a nursing tank under a regular shirt. I hope one day most people realize it's not really that big of a deal/issue!

I agree with @Junebugmama. I breastfeed everywhere, usually with a cover for my own comfort but not always. I feed in restaurants, parks, shops, libraries, public transport, and even on benches in the midst of downtown at the lunch hour rush. I just don't care, if LO is hungry, I'm going to feed her regardless of where we are, without removing myself from a situation.

DH and I actually made a special trip out to a sushi restaurant when she was one week old so I could practice feeding in public; after that, it was a piece of cake.

I prefer my car not because I'm worried about other people but because its a heck of a lot more comfortable than some bench or hard chair!

Yep. I always prefer not to use a cover because DS hates it and tries to pull it off (DD did the same thing) but DH wants me to cover. If I know we are going to be in public I wear either a nursing tank or a homemade version of the undercover mama so my torso is covered.

I've breast feed in the women's locker room at LOs swim school.