The verb 'to boob' makes me feel all kinds of terrible

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God I fucking hate this saying.

@littlepaddypaws

Honestly the arc I can get with these I wouldn't try it if I was you! I can hit DH from across the room

God I hate it too. It's fucking awful. All forms of boob and boobing and boobed, and I can barely bring myself to write boob juice

Floribunda 18
Imagine saying I'm going to bottle the baby, I'll just bottle him to sleep

It's just another one of these ridiculous euphemisms that seem to permeate parenthood. See also mummas, cloth bums, spendy buttons, leaky eyes, mamma bear.....

As in "the baby woke up so I boobed him back to sleep"?

I’m laughing my ass off. I’ve never heard this in real life, ever.

I don't see any arrogance in it - it just makes me cringe. I shall be avoiding when I have my own DC for sure.

I say it all the time, DS even asks for boob, most BF mums I know say it as well. I don't really care if it makes other people cringe.

Can't one just say 'fed the baby' or 'I'm just feeding'???

I'm so glad it's not just me who hates this! I used to be on a breast feeding page on facebook and I had to leave because of all the mums posting pictures of themselves with captions such as 'boobing in the queue at the bank' and 'we've made it to 6 weeks, just boobing our way through together', or a picture of their sleeping baby saying, 'all boobed out' 😬
I don't know why some women have to turn feeding their babies into a statement. Just feed your baby like every other mother does ffs, it's such a mundane occurrence, I really don't see why they need to make such a fuss about it!

As a midwife, I'm so glad nobody has ever said this in person. I think I would heave!

I’ve said it too. I also think all this ‘revolting’ chat about it is pretty grim and shaming. Choosing the term revolting to me smacks of people thinking boobs are for men, not feeding babies.

I dislike it too, and have never heard it in real life.

I breastfed for 3.5 years and would just say that I was 'feeding the baby'. Anyone who knew me well knew how I was feeding. I didn't see a need to tell the rest of the world.

If asked, I would say I was breastfeeding. I don't consider breast or breastfeeding a Victorian term (but I am quite old)!

@Treaclesweet

I think you're being a bit puritanical tbh. Boob is what the baby has there's no avoiding it and it's a pretty inoffensive term. Breast sounds very Victorian to me

No the baby has breastmilk, not boob.

@Merename what on earth?! How the hell did you come to that conclusion from women saying they don't like the term 'to boob'? You are determined to be offended aren't you?

I wouldn't say 'I've porridged and toasted the baby' because it's just wrong! Haha

It's just another one of these ridiculous euphemisms that seem to permeate parenthood. See also mummas, cloth bums, spendy buttons, leaky eyes, mamma bear.....

Agree with this. I almost despise ‘changed his bum’ (instead of ‘changed his nappy’) as much as the Boobverb. Both are cringingly awful.

Yes I cringe a bit but not nearly as much as change his bum which I really hate for some irrational reason.

@howlovelt What’s wrong with women being pleased they made it to six weeks and posting about it in a group they joined to support them breastfeeding? You come of worse judging this than they do for using the word boob.

I've used it, because it seemed like the most natural phrase to get across what I needed to. My daughter was combi fed, so she had boob, bottle and solids at one point so to say I was 'feeding' her wouldn't have cut it. It's very odd that people are reading enough into it to be 'revolted'. Do those who hate it refer to their 'breasts' naturally rather than 'boobs' in everyday conversation? I think the only time I use the word breast normally is to discuss chicken or cancer...

@Merename well, I've never asked my husband if he'd like a boobing so...

It sounds naff and infantile, nothing to do with being sexual.

"just going to breast the baby" said nobody, ever.

It’s horrible. ‘Baby wants boob’ bloody gross.

@maidenover - where have I judged women for being pleased about breastfeeding for 6 weeks? I was quoting one example of when 'boob' was used as a verb. I haven't judged anybody for being pleased about breastfeeding. You seem to be a bit on the judgy side though...looking for offense where there is none.

FWIW I find the long spells spent alone with a baby who doesn’t talk back lead me to start saying all manner of random phrases that would never cross my lips when I’m spending my days with adults. I expect I’m not alone in this.

@Howlovely

You think I’m judgy and looking for offence 😒

Would it not just be nicer to admit that your original post was a bit out of order?