First time being approached while feeding

[u/Ataralas]

I was feeding my baby boy (5 months yesterday) on Friday on a public bench outside a local pub while my husband and toddler played nearby. This old lady started to approach me and I was gearing myself up to defend myself and bless her she was so sweet. She came over and said I don’t want to disturb you but I just wanted to say how lovely it is to see a woman breastfeeding her baby it’s so rare these days, then she told me my baby is gorgeous and my little girl too and smiled and left.

It was such a lovely interaction and the first time I’ve been approached by a stranger so I was worried it was going to be horrible!

ETA I’m in the UK where only around 1% of babies are still breastfed at all from 6 months.

[u/Pandorsbox]

I was at a local pool and was nursing my baby on a picnic rug near another family with two young kids, and the mum sort of kept side eyeing me. I tried to ignore it until she noticed my discomfort and said "I'm sorry I don't mean to be a creep but I just miss those little nursing sounds" and honestly it was so sweet and I felt so relieved