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To ask you for a name for daughter's bits?

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lucamom · 07/04/2013 09:11

Apologies in advance if this is inappropriate.

My two boys (6 & 4) are mildly obsessed with the fact that baby sister (1) doesn't have a dinkle. We deal with the anatomy explanations quite well I think until it comes time to 'name' her bits (appropriate to their age, but avoiding twee names like foo-foo/Twinkie etc)

I hate the 'v' word (rubbish I know-sister is a midwife who believes in using medical terms for everything!), and I think as a kid we used fanny, which I also hate.

So tell me, what do you/your daughter's call yours? Inspiration needed please.

Sorry if this is weird!

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mum2jakie · 07/04/2013 09:30

We use tuppence for girls and widger for boys' bits.

NeoMaxiZoomDweebie · 07/04/2013 09:31

I change it all the time and the girls do too. They know vagina and vulva...but We also have minnie, bunty, bits and I sometimes call mine "Dave" which they think is hysterical.

I told them mine's a dude. Grin It might be...it's demanding and fussy...it's quite hairy too.

mrsrupertpenryjones · 07/04/2013 09:32

we have willies and girly bits in our house.

Rowgtfc72 · 07/04/2013 09:32

We use " bits".

Pickles101 · 07/04/2013 09:32

MrsPatrickDempsey I shall memorise that technique for when DD is older! Nice one Grin

I hate the term vulva. Such an ugly word!

KatoPotato · 07/04/2013 09:33

We say bits. Or willy.

Growing up my DM had my sister and me calls ours our 'split' ! How utterly fucking disgusting, thanks mum!

ArabellaBeaumaris · 07/04/2013 09:36

What puddock said.

fluffyraggies · 07/04/2013 09:41

3DDs, teens and up.

We used 'flower' till DDs were each 7 or 8ish.

After that there wasn't much need to discuss their bits except in passing and after that sort of age if it was serious stuff they'd explain properly what they wanted to say using the proper terms. They were never confused.

Incidentally DD1 said to me the other day in a shop - ''stand in front of me mum, i've got my knicks in my flower and it's driving me mad!'' Made me Grin 'cos she still uses the term. She's 20.

No one is damaged or confused by using a daft name for their bits when young surely?

ChairmanWow · 07/04/2013 09:46

My niece calls hers her front bottom. I've just had a baby girl (already have a DS) so I think we'll call it the same. kiss I don't really make that association with back bottom and dirtiness but if you do I can understand why it might sound a bit nasty.

Willdoitinaminute · 07/04/2013 09:59

Beware calling it 'fairy' a friend got into real trouble with her dd when DH said they had to put her fairy on top of the Xmas tree.

crashdoll · 07/04/2013 10:00

I hate front bottom. It makes me ragey, not sure why. I can tolerate the other twee names but not front bottom.

FriggFRIGG · 07/04/2013 10:05

I hate twee names.
It's bizarre IMO to re name a body part something cutesy...you wouldn't do it for their elbow,so why their Vulva?

I've taught my DS and DD the correct names for all their body parts.

AvrilPoisson · 07/04/2013 10:10

Vulva and penis. Teaching them anything else is ridiculous- why should they be shy about their bodies? Ooh, titter, titter, let's not talk about that part of you... Hmm

Uncle Steve admired my fairy, he thinks it's lovely.
Anyone else seeing a slight problem here?

Sallystyle · 07/04/2013 10:15

Vulva/ vagina and penis here!

Although, my 4 year old nicknamed hers geena the gina Blush

I don't like cutesy names, they are just body parts so don't understand the need to call it something else. Although it does make me smile when my four year old uses her nickname.

Front bottom is just horrible.

LibertineLover · 07/04/2013 10:19

Mary, don't know why, but had DS in stitches when he met his friends Mum of the same/name :)

Softlysoftly · 07/04/2013 10:22

Front bum here clearly against popular opinion but sure why though.

Vulva is a horrible word can't imagine a 3 year old saying it.

Don't really like twinkle tuppence and all that crap. Called it front bum as a child and no lasting damage! People do over analyse this stuff.

AvrilPoisson · 07/04/2013 10:25

Vulva

Vulva

Vulva

What is so horrible?

Velvelty vulva.

FriggFRIGG · 07/04/2013 10:26

It's not nice to call your vulva a bottom,because when people hear 'bottom' especially children,they think off poo,and are often told that its dirty.
Why should a girls vulva be thought of as dirty? Even subconsciously.
Why should women have two dirty areas?
It's horrid.

Vulva as a word is fine people think of it as a horrid word because you are taught that it's so awful it must be re named.

ComeOnBeANoOne · 07/04/2013 10:28

We call our daughter's a Noonie!

MDA · 07/04/2013 10:29

Son has a willy and daughter has a Minnie though we don't use the term often, don't need to really. I'd be more likely to say "wipe yourself" and hand her toilet paper than "wipe your Minnie" or "lets give you a wash" etc

Vulva as a word isn't too bad though kind of clinical it is correct but we drive a Volvo so I'm envisaging all sorts of confusion if we introduce that term Grin

tethersend · 07/04/2013 10:31

It's fanny in our house.

FriggFRIGG · 07/04/2013 10:32

Uncle X looked at my flower,he liked it.
Uncle X looked at my fairy,he said it was nice.
Uncle X looked at my Minnie.
Uncle X looked at my

Uncle X looked at my vulva.

Anyone else notice why it might be important to teach our children the correct terms for their body parts? especially the most private ones?!

Softlysoftly · 07/04/2013 10:35

I think bottom bring dirty therfore front bum being dirty and they will think of themselves as dirty us hugely over thinking it. They are not going to be psychologically scarred by it.

Vuvla is just cold and clinical the same way as I would say "come here and I'll kiss your noggin/fingers better"

I don't say "come here and I will put my labium on your skull/phalanges"

digerd · 07/04/2013 10:36

Venus Butterfly, I heard it once called. Rather like that.

We called it a wee wee, as that is where it comes . DB the same.

Knew nothing about having a vagina inside until I was 10.

Softlysoftly · 07/04/2013 10:36

Oh FFS then not knowing the word vulva won't open them up to abuse!

DD1 knows that her body is private and she is to say no to anyone who makes her feel uncomfortable and tell mummy.