My toddler calls me Mum - it's not fair!

[Lionstar]

DD 23 months has recently started calling us "Mum" and "Dad" - completely out of the blue. I want to jump up and down and shout "My name is Mummy". "Mum" just sounds too grown up, she isn't even 2 yet, but it even sounds like a impatient, sceptical teenager tone at times. Anyone elses toddler do this - do they grow out if it? (hopes in vain)

it just isn't fair

My 20 month old DD calls me mum. In fact, she goes, "MUUUuuuUM," up the stairs just like a teen. It makes me laugh.

DS (nearly 4) does the same.

NOt a lot you can do about it. It's not really important, is it?

I agree-there isn't much you can do and it doesn't really matter. It is much better than first names.

I quite like the first name thing too. DH hates it.

I don't think it really matters either. It's not like they don't know who you are to them.

My ds calls me Dada, but also calls his Dada dada

dd (2yrs 8months) spent the whole of yesterday calling me....

Mummymumkins!!!!

today it changed to DearMummycakes...

I think tomorrow, Lionstar, you will have a different new name?

If not...
Lets hope I do!!!!!

Oh, I would have been happy with any form of mum, mummy, mama. I'm pretty much exclusively called by my first name by my just 3 yr od and have been since he could talk.

It used to drive me mad, but have now reconciled myself to it. Of course, now that I'm not bothered, he is just starting to call me "maman" on a regular basis. How does he know?

I prefer mum to 'poo poo head'. which is what I seem to get now. and 'worst mum in the world'.

can you tell we're going through a bad patch!!! I have bought the Adele Faber books today so must go and read them! Enjoy 'mum'.

My DS is 2.5 and calls me Rebecca! Jes I hate it!

I'm welsh! DS calls me Mam (i won't answer to Mami which i guess is the same as mummy?) DD calls me mamamamamamamamam but she's only 10 months lol

I don't get this thread either lol

DS started this too at about 2.5 - I don't mind it, it makes me laugh. We assumed he got it from telly or nursery. He does say Daddy and Mummy as well, depends on his mood. But he has perfected a completely teenage way of saying "Oh Mu-u-uuum!" in exasperation and that freaks me out a bit. He doesn't know any teenagers, I have no idea where he got that.

Oh and he doesn't call me by my first name, but when he draws a picture for me at nursery he insists that they write on it "To " instead of To Mummy! Have no idea why - the staff must think I sit there at home coaching him on what my name is.

All right for you, DD calls me Daddy!

DD (2.3) calls me 'grumpy mummy' most of the time

I'm not sodding grumpy!

DH calls me 'Mummy' Char Char. I wouldn't mind but he does this absentmindedly when we are out together on a date

Mind you it entertains the waiters!