I’ve been on the other side of this. Do you know where the designated baby feeding areas are (or were 10 years ago) in large public buildings and institutions?

In toilets.

Typically a bench or plastic seat right next to the baby changing area. Nothing like a whiff of soiled diapers and a ringside view of the smeared angry eye between a wriggling kid’s splayed legs to relax oneself whilst submitting oneself to a feed (breastfeeding isn’t necessarily the most pleasant or comfortable of experiences for those of us who do it, there’s good reason so few mums continue after a few weeks)

It’s a shame you felt unnerved during your meal. Hopefully, you’ll challenge yourself on why that was and feel less unnerved the next time. Eventually you might even become a support and ally to a friend, partner, niece, perhaps even daughter, and baulk at the idea of them banishing themselves from your presence at feeding time (which for some babies can be, or feel as if it’s, 50% or more of the time they’re awake.)

Lightly bobbing head in front of a breast or crying and wailing? You definitely got the better deal - congratulations!