On Wed 26 Jan 2005 05:47:34a, Michael O'Donnell wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article Nathalie Chiva savoured the salmon then said
>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:00:06 +1100, Michael O'Donnell
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>> >My wife made sure she snacked before going out when she was
>> >breastfeeding. Sometimes the baby would call her away from the table,
>> >and she didn't want anyone to have to 'wait' for her to 'catch up'. It
>> >was just how she felt. She also didn't want to 'catch up eat' when
>> >everyone else was done.
>>
>> Well, I became *very* adept at eating with one hand when I had babies
>> :-) (my SO would cut my meat for me). Never missed a meal!
>
> She got me to do that too ( apparently I don't cut pieces dainty enough
> though ... but preferred not to breastfeed at the table ( with
> guests, she didn't mind in front of just me )
>
>
> Mick

It's apparently a cultural and social thing. In the US it was practically
unheard of to breast feed in public during the 1950s-1970s, and probably
considered out of place. From purely observation, I don't find it all that
common even now.

Wayne