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AIBU?

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To think that if you're an adult you just say "breast milk" and not "booby juice"?

43 replies

RatherSheepish · 25/06/2016 20:23

I was at a friend's house today, visiting her and her new baby, and a friend of hers, who I don't really known well, was there too. She has just had a baby too, and has just transitioned to formula, after breastfeeding for a couple of weeks. She kept saying how much better her son sleeps etc since she stopped "the booby juice". Now I don't particularly care how she feeds her baby, but AIBU to think that surely if you're talking to adults you'd just call it what it is?

OP posts:
Shallishanti · 25/06/2016 20:24

YADNBU

Brightnorthernlights · 25/06/2016 20:26

Booby juice Confused

YADNBU

Bavmorda · 25/06/2016 20:26
Grin
Pseudonym99 · 25/06/2016 20:26

Does it matter?

LottieDoubtie · 25/06/2016 20:26

YADNBU

Teresalosingtheirleaves · 25/06/2016 20:27

Lol!! Paahaaaa booby joooooce!!

sepa · 25/06/2016 20:27

Booby juice. Ha. Never heard that before. Maybe I am a civilised adult now though Grin

HelenaJustina · 25/06/2016 20:29

I bfed my 4DC, I sometimes called it 'mummy milk' when talking to a toddler (to distinguish it from cows milk) but would never had called it that to another adult! YANBU!

NoCakeLeft · 25/06/2016 20:31

My DH used to say it jokingly. It was only occasionally and said to baby DD. "Go to your mummy so she could give you some booby juice".
YANBU though.

Whatiswrongwithmykid · 25/06/2016 20:31

I call it booby juice when talking to my 2yro, or booby milk as opposed to moo moo milk.

redexpat · 25/06/2016 20:36

Grin I think I live in a different world to MNers sometimes. This sort of stuff never happens in my life!

Crunchymum · 25/06/2016 20:36

I sometimes refer to it as 'mummy's milk' when speaking to my 3.5yo.

Other than that it's breast milk.

PansOnFire · 25/06/2016 20:39

YANBU, this really annoys me! I am around a lot of people who say this and similar and it makes me cringe every time.

Moo moo milk is just as bad.

percythepenguin · 25/06/2016 20:43

4yo DS1 has taken to announcing in public that DS2 wants 'booby milk', it makes me 😳

Whatiswrongwithmykid · 25/06/2016 20:45

Grin just to be clear I only use these terms when talking to my toddler to differentiate and explain why he has different milk to his baby sibling. He melts down if I say his milk is from a cow but is ok with moo moo.

splendide · 25/06/2016 20:59

Booby juice is gross but I am guilty of the occasional mummy milk which is pretty bad too.

Milkmachine15 · 25/06/2016 21:00

Relax guys!! No harm in making it a bit more playful!!! My DH always calls it random names like that... His favourite is 'come on mate, it's titty time'!!! It's just a bit of humour we don't have to take bfing so seriously! DD is 2.5 DS is 1 and if he starts crying when we're out she'll come running over to tell me 'quick mummy, baby booby milk milk' and proceed to try and pull down my top... Am I embarrassed? Nope, it's nice that she sees no problem with it anywhere we go...and hopefully one day that means when she's got kids maybe she won't give into the pressures we face to cover and the world will see another beautiful booby baby :)

RatherSheepish · 25/06/2016 21:08

Yes, but that's when you're talking to a child. Not another adult, in adult company!

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Milkmachine15 · 25/06/2016 21:43

I don't think it matters who's company you're in... Call it whatever you want to call it... Call it breast milk or call it magical milk from the mystical mummy mountains it's not really for anyone else to judge!

EttaJ · 25/06/2016 21:47

Ugh to Booby juice . Does she also call her baby little man or even worse lil man. Nails down a blackboard.

GirlSailor · 25/06/2016 21:55

You are all being unreasonable for not calling it Magical Milk From The Mystical Munny Mountians. Except MilkMachine, she's on point.

GirlSailor · 25/06/2016 21:58

Eugh. Mummy. How is Munny even a word?

RatherSheepish · 26/06/2016 06:32

hopefully one day that means when she's got kids maybe she won't give into the pressures we face to cover and the world will see another beautiful booby baby :)

So giving breastmilk silly names is the key to wider acceptance of feeding in public? Okaaay...

Etta, yes she does!

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Appock · 26/06/2016 06:40

Ew

And this is from someone who extended breastfeeding with 4 kids

Can't abide adults using cutesy language

KoalaDownUnder · 26/06/2016 06:48

Somehow twee and yuck at the same time.