to really dislike the phrase "offer baby the breast"

[BroccoliSpears]

Ick!

It makes me shudder for some reason.

"Would you care for a canape, Baby? No? Perhaps some breast then?"

much prefer 'shove him on the boob' myself

dp has a 2 hour rant every time he hears the phrase 'we're pregnant' he's also threatened to punch any man he ever comes across claiming to be suffering from a 'sympathy pregnancy' pmsl

hate women refering to their partners as 'daddy'. My friend does it. weird-a-rama.

HVs seem intent on never learning my name. Absolutely detest how they say "...and how's mum". Really only my DCs should be calling me that. I find it very strange.

Marvellously funny thread, just what I needed today.

'the communal breast' indeed. It's definitely the 'The' about breast that makes it squick for me. They're my breasts, so it should be 'offer baby your breast'.

'The' almost gives me the image of 'the breast' not actually being attached to me.

I'm having a blood test in the next couple of days, and the lady who takes it doesn't ask me to hold out 'the arm', she asks me to hold out my arm.

No, I don't like the phrase either - I'd imagine for much the same reasons as have been mentioned already, but I can't quite work out what it is that bothers me. I also didn't like it when establishing bf in hospital, the (very kind) mw was opening her mouth at the same time as trying to get DS to latch on.. I found it a bit bleurgh, like she was subconsciously putting my ('the') breast in her mouth.

I know that sounds irrational

I've heard 'we had Caesarians'. Eh? WHAT??

Also "they've had the baby". Or even "he's had his baby". How's his fecking perineum, eh? And his continence? And his stomach muscles? And his huge overflowing norks?????

What always makes me laugh is that the midwife talks about it as though neither the baby nor the breast belong to anyone. It should at least be offer your baby your breast.

And. Ahem. How's your loss down below?

Sorry have just repeated what KayHarker said.

Although I was asked at hospital when I went for an appointment 'What's the patient's name?'. (Receptionist not making eye contact)
It made me hopping mad!

I think its horrible too. Who is baby? Is that any old breast or my breast?

Ha Ha KayHarker.

Imagine going to the dentist:

"Please open the mouth".

I hate 'boobie' too or 'boob', how about 'are you hungry?' 'Would you like milk?' Or 'I'm going to fed you'.

\My MIL asked 'how's your wound?' After my c-section? I assume she meant the incision!!