As a mother who breastfeed her youngest child for 16 mths I feel I would like to comment, even though the thread is not directly about this subject, I feel compelled to say something.

Breastfeeding can always be done discretly, because I am such a shy person, I would never want to expose myself like that in public infront of strangers, and never did, I however just did not go out alot so for me the situation did not arise too often, but for instance in a Doctors waiting an appointment, I would feed my baby if it were hungry absolutely, but I would probably go out into the car and do so.

The age of a child does seem to bother some people and even me a little, I guess there is a cut off level for me, like a five year old, would be a bit much, but again it is the mother and childs choice, and nobody else's business really, we have a obstretician/gyn specialist here who was recently in the paper, promoting Breastfeeding and she is still feeding her daughter who will turn five soon, not for everyone for sure.

It is a pity there is such a stigma regarding breastfeeding, that is why we women have them ya know, and I do think there is a difference between someone exposing themselves publicly and exposing their breast for the purpose of Breastfeeding, I donot see how one can make a comparison between the two really.

Again I think most mothers do take into consideration other peoples feelings and are discreet, there would only be a very small minority who do not.

As for Thongs being comfortable, really???? you amaze me, maybe you just become numb to the feeling of having something stuck up between you know where after a while, each to their own I suppose.