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to think that promoting booby feeding is fantastic but...

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StrawberryTot · 30/03/2011 23:24

... an expensive toy isn't needed.

uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/family-parenting/educational-inappropriate-let-daughter-breastfeed-doll-article-ez4w.html

Not sure if i'll get slated for this but anyway i'll give it a shot Confused Both my daughter and son (might i add) booby fed their babies, teddies etc and there was never any need for a fancy expensive toy, just the old fashioned hitching up of the top.

So i wonder aibu to think that even though the idea is a well intentioned one it may be slightly unnecessary??

PS I just want to add I'm pro choice on this subject and that i exclusively booby fed my dd and did both booby and formula with ds.

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ShinyMoonInAPurpleSky · 30/03/2011 23:26

We had this argument last week here.

HolyNetmumsBatman · 30/03/2011 23:26

Most toys are unnecessary and this one no more than any other.

chicletteeth · 30/03/2011 23:27

You could argue that most expensive toys are't needed! Why single out this one?
How much does something like tiny tears or any other dolly with a bottle cost (have three boys so not well-versed with costs of dolls!)?

cunexttuesonline · 30/03/2011 23:27

yabu to repeatedly write 'booby'

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StrawberryTot · 30/03/2011 23:28

oops sorry i didn't realise. i'm kind of a dippy member not on often so miss a fair bit of what happens.

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Flisspaps · 30/03/2011 23:28

Booby? Do you mean breastfeeding?

BecauseImWorthIt · 30/03/2011 23:29

'booby feeding'? WTF? How old are you?

Mumbybumby · 30/03/2011 23:29

DD is more than happy to animate her play with her own noises. Caught her trying to use my breast pump the other day, only she was fully clothed, bless her!
Am a little shocked by some of the comments underneath eg AdamL's comment about 'slags'! I mean, wtf?!

ShinyMoonInAPurpleSky · 30/03/2011 23:30

Don't worry, I do things like that all the time...at least you can have a preview of what this thread will turn into Wink

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StrawberryTot · 30/03/2011 23:31

wanksock yes i thought that but then thought oh well its what we use in this house and breast just wouldn't sound like me, not that anyone knows me Grin

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StrawberryTot · 30/03/2011 23:36

ShinyMoonInAPurpleSky yeah thanks for the preview Shock
BecauseImWorthIt 25 honey and also Flisspaps i just want to add that we use the word booby as my dd couldn't pronounce breast when she was tiny and its kind of stuck but now worries i will inform her in the morning that it is breast from now on.

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StrawberryTot · 30/03/2011 23:37

awww damn it that silly bold.

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ShinyMoonInAPurpleSky · 30/03/2011 23:40

Strawberry I don't think you need to stop using "booby feeding" with your dd at all (unless she's 16 now :o), I think all the other posters were pointing out was that it sounds funny on an adult forum.

ShowOfHands · 30/03/2011 23:45

Yes, I call dd SquigsyBobsyJoe but on here she's dd. And similarly, I don't go round offering to wipe other MNer's bottoms. Different arenas, different language/behaviour.

We're adults, we can say breast.

Don't worry about it. Now go and type out 'breastfeeding' 100 times and don't come back until you've finished.

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StrawberryTot · 30/03/2011 23:46

ShinyMoonInAPurpleSky i can confirm without a doubt that the dd isn't 16 Grin

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