I'm right outside of Baton Rouge, and I felt like an alien when I pulled out a bottle to feed any of my boys, but especially Cole. The looks and comments I got from other moms about how I'm filling him with "junk", along with the lectures on how breastfeeding is always best for mother and baby (regardless of any issues it seems), was horrible. I started staying in more because I couldn't emotionally handle any more of the comments.
Being seen as "gross" when breastfeeding is awful, but so is being made out to be a stupid, lazy, uncaring parent because you bottlefeed (doesn't matter one iota if it's breastmilk in that bottle either). Personally, the stigma needs to be put to rest on both issues.