To hate the term "boobing" for breastfeeding?

[legfaced]

Just that. What's wrong with calling it breastfeeding/feeding?

[Only1scoop]

Ugh grim also can't stand babies referred to as 'boob monster' vile

[MissHooliesCardigan]

Notso Please tell me you're making that up. If any of mine were still babies, that would have tempted me to get one saying,

Huggies on my bum
SMA for hungrier babies in my tum
Not worn by my mum

just to be childish.

[KayTee87]

Hate the word tits. My husband heard some 10 year old girls using the word 'titties' the other day and was a bit disturbed.

[StrawberryQuik]

See to me just saying 'feeding' conjours up an image of an older baby eating food.

I call it boobies or milkies usually, though depending on who im talking to I will just say I'm feeding the baby/breastfeeding. I also say 'I'm going to boob the baby' or when declining a night out 'can't you get a babysitter?' 'Yeah, but boobs'

[NovelDensity]

YABU, it's a brilliantly silly term and it makes me smile every time I use it.

However, for some reason 'booby juice' and 'boob monster' completely gross me out.

[leedy]

" I also don't get the insistence on [saying] breast feeding. It's like virtue signalling."

Christ, I don't think I ever thought I was "virtue signalling" by even mentioning that I was breastfeeding. I've pretty much used BF and feeding interchangeably on the rare occasions that I've mentioned it. BF has the advantage of having fewer letters to type. (also there are times when it's useful to distinguish, eg if you are looking for a dress that you can breastfeed in versus formula feed in, etc.)

[mouldycheesefan]

Yanbu. Also hate it when people say their baby is a boobmonster. No, it's just a hungry baby that needs milk.

[franincisco]

YANBU. These things are often statements made by insecure loud parents needing to make a statement about their wonderful parenting.

My DM cannot say breastfeeding. It is "feeding yourself". It is not appropriate to use the word breast in public but it was fine to go on holiday topless

[Only1scoop]

Agree Fran

[sianihedgehog]

Meh, I really cannot summon up a fuck to give about it. People call their jubblies whatever they want, and describe feeding their babies however they want.

I would like to raise an eyebrow at the people who think saying breastfeeding rather than feeding is virtue signalling, though.

[Marmighty]

When I had DD and started breastfeeding both my (very mild and sensible) parents shocked me by suddenly referring to my 'titties' and 'titty-milk' I had to explain that it might just be a generational thing but I found it grim and offensive. My dad still forgets sometimes...

[MilkTwoSugarsThanks]

Of course there are times when it's useful to distinguish how you feed your child, but come on... "Please excuse typos, I'm BFing while MNing" serves no purpose whatsoever!

[frikadela01]

My dp and mil used to call it "bitty" and used to say it in the David Williams little Britain voice. Used to drive me crackers.

[MumOfTwoMasterOfNone]

My DP says 'she needs a boob' when our DD needs a feed. It doesn't remotely offend or annoy me...He thinks I'm not laid back. I think I might show him this thread.....

[Only1scoop]

I'd hate that it would make me feel like just a pair of Boobs with legs.

[BuggerMyOldBoots]

I hate it too, just say breastfeeding ffs.

Hate, hate, hate boob monster. Really grinds my gears. I had a friend whose toddler son was unbelievably rough when he wanted bf. Pulling down her top, kicking, screeching, slapping her in the face, and she'd just twitter "Oh he's just such a boob monster!"

I bf until DD was nearly three, so I'm no stranger to whipping them out as and when, but ffs, that doesn't mean it's open season to whack the shit out of me!

[MumOfTwoMasterOfNone]

I basically am
Oh and a washer woman, cleaner and tidy upperer.
I don't think it's anything derogatory, it's normally when she's getting cranky and he's tried everything and is getting exhausted of ideas.

[purplefizz26]

'Exclusively breast fed" annoys me too when there is no need to mention it.

Fair enough if you are talking about feeding struggles/needing breastfeeding support etc, but some women seem to throw that out there at any given opportunity!

For example, a woman on a weaning Facebook group I am in said:

"I am starting weaning my 6 month old son onto solid food. He tasted strawberries today but came out in a rash around his mouth. Any ideas why this happened? Could he be allergic? He has been EBF until starting solids"

[Yorkieheaven]

My batty neighbour held her hands over her 10 year old dds eyes as I was chestfeeding and told her not to look.

[Babyiwantabump]

I hate it!

Almost as much as I hate it when anyone refers to their breasts as NORKS !!!

Grr I hate that word!

[KnitsBakesAndReads]

I wouldn't use the phrase other than with family but I quite like it. To me it just refers to the fact that sometimes babies want to BF for reasons other than just hunger / thirst.

Each to their own.

[icclemunchy]

Meh typing this whilst boobing the baby.

Often tell OH I just need to boob the baby then we can go.

I really don't get why it's an issue!!

[Crunchymum]

My 20 month old asks for booby, I refer to it as booby with her.

Think booby juice is a million times nicer than 'do you want some tit'
How bloody uncouth.

[mouldycheesefan]

EBF I always thought was expressed breast fed I.e express breast milk then gave it to baby in a bottle.
So it's news to me it means exclusively breast fed!

[DotForShort]

Oh, God. Do people really say this? I thought nothing could be worse than "baby-wearing" but "boobing" might just win in a sweepstakes of most cringe-making words in the (sort of) English language.