I so know what you mean! My daughter was born in April, and people were just mortified that I brought her out in public after 2 weeks. You would have thought I was the most incompatant mother of all time considering I was apparently able to overdress and underdress my baby in the same outing!
My least favorite is how when she makes the slightest peep they scold me saying that "your baby is hungry! she wants milk! feed her!". I wonder what they would have done if I had pulled up my shirt in the middle of the mall and started feeding her. :) HA! Generally I would just let them rant, smile, then walk away. (ok, it took me a couple of months to get to that point)

Anyway, now she's 6 months, and things have gotten much better. Now, the same kind of women who would scold me whenever I went out now are thrilled to see her! They want to entertain her and hold her. She thinks it's wonderful, and as long as I can keep my eye on her it's nice to have a break! I think when we go back to the US she will have major culture shock because she won't always be the center of attention when we go out in public.