To hate the term "boobing" for breastfeeding?

[legfaced]

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

[DavidPuddy]

I'm with whifflesqueak here.

[EdmundCleverClogs]

whifflesqueak, totally agree! Need to coin a similar phrase to 'first world problems' - perhaps 'petty Mumsnet issues'?

[OneForTheRoadThen]

Whiffle squeak it's actually shorter just to say 'fed' though and that covers everything.

[Only1scoop]

'On the tit' ugh

[GinIsIn]

It ranks right up there with people talking about having/wanting "mummy friends" in terms of making my teeth itch. YANBU!

[Eminybob]

I have never heard of boobing before. It sounds awful imo.

I remember the first time someone asked me if I was feeding DS myself. I thought of course I am, who else would be feeding him? Then I realised what they meant.

[purplefizz26]

'Cloth bumming' is the worst, and so bloody smug too!

You use reusable nappies!

[Only1scoop]

Cloth bumming WTF

[purplefizz26]

Yes, cloth bumming

[MrsNuckyThompson]

Yanbu. Drives me nuts. I hate seeing people right things like 'he needs a boobie to soothe him to sleep'. Urgh.

[BathshebaDarkstone]

AIBU for calling my breasts boobies to DS when he was little? He used to ask for "obeeeeeee" when he wanted a feed!

[purplefizz26]

It's the superiority people give off when they say these things, like they want the world to know what a wonderful parent they are because they 'cloth bum' and 'exclusively feed booby milk' and 'wear their baby'

You use reusable nappies, you breast feed and use a sling. Grow up!

[Only1scoop]

I agree purple I find it really odd

[TotallyOuting]

And then again I say to my DD do you want bot bot milk which probably sounds ridiculous to others

Not ridiculous, but it does sound like an unusual choice. To feed your DD arse milk, I mean.

[purplefizz26]

Totally

[KnitsBakesAndReads]

purple, I don't get how the language someone uses automatically means they think they're superior? Is saying you're "boobing" really so different to saying you're "breastfeeding" that it must mean you think you're better than someone who's formula feeding? I don't get it.

[Only1scoop]

I must admit I would imagine as pp said, someone who uses these phrases to have many 'mummy friends'. I cringe a little every time I hear that also.

[SleepFreeZone]

I get it now. It's the assumption the mother is boasting that is the issue more than the word?

[Only1scoop]

I'd say the parent who put baby in anything with odd slogans like that on, would be trying to tell people something or other about how they think.

[purplefizz26]

It's the way some people say it in a "look at me" way, often when it isn't even necessary to explain how/what they do when caring for their baby.

I think everyone should feed, change and transport their baby how they want but there is really no need to shout from he rooftops about boobing, wearing and cloth bumming

[Mozfan1]

What's cloth bumming

[ICJump]

Arh fuck off. I'll call it what I like. They are my boobs, I'd I'll call what ever the hell I want.

[Fluffsnuts]

I say boobie juice, but then I say cow juice too! I'm not going to say "would you like some breast milk" or "would you like to breastfeed" to DS, we say booby or mummy milk or booby juice, or, if he's having cows milk then cow juice or cow milk. If talking to adults I say breastfeeding.

I don't really see what's up with it.

We have many words for many things (sofa, settee, couch, living room, lounge, sitting room) why should anatomy be any different?

[Fluffsnuts]

mozfan cloth bumming is using cloth nappies, rather than disposables (or 'sposies!).

[WigelsPigels]

In house it's called babish. My 8 year used to say this for wanting his milk. Now we have just kept it going with our 4 month. Breastfeeding out of the house.