For those who have nursed a child who is old enough to talk

[orchidee]

(No this isn't a DM "shame on you!" thread)

I was casually wondering what's going through my 3 month old's mind, maybe something about how one side has a nice flow but the other's a bit stop/ start, or how milk tastes different some days, or that some positions are harder work than others...

So, for those of you who have nursed a talking toddler, what comments have you had about mummy's milk?

Ds1, who I weaned at around 3.5 looks a bit perplexed when I ask him what it tastes like. He just has a look of bliss in his face and says its 'lovely' or something similar. He will still make a dive for me if I have my breasts accessible and would bf again now if I let him. This makes me sad when I think about it. He called it 'boobie' which was a BIG mistake on our part. He was speaking very clearly at a young age and I have a lasting memory of him shouting BOOOOBIE very loudly on a hellish EasyJet flight to Spain , surrounded by hen parties and stag weekends.

I didn't make the same mistake with ds2, and his language skills are less advanced anyway. He generally calls it 'Dis' (as in 'this'). He will just tap me to make it known he wants a bf, which is much more discreet. He also says 'more more more' pretty clearly now (he is 20 months)

Inspired by this thread this evening I asked DS1(3) about his 'Mummy's Milk'.

Apparently he prefers the left one because the right one's "got insects"
It tastes "nice", when pressed for a description he reports that it tastes of lime.

So none the wiser really, no doubt he loves it though, limey insects and all

DS (23 months) calls it bubby (pronounced Bubbeeeeee with lots of excitement). I'm trying to calm it down a bit at the moment - he was going for milk a bit like a newborn so we're trying to do wake up / nap/ bedtime and leave it at that. When it is getting close to bedtime and he starts winding down I ask if he wants to go to bed - very emphatic no. I then ask if he wants bubby. He drags me upstairs, pats his bed and tells me where I am to lie down. It is very cute.

I am

Had to stop bf my DTs at 10 mos to go on medication but am now off it.They are 2 - would it be really wrong to start again? I loved - LOVED breastfeeding and I still miss it. The snuggles, the contented sighs, the relaxation of nurturing my boys - so far one of the absolute best bits of being a mum.

No, it would not be wrong at all, it would be lovely and GOOD for all of you!

DD (18 months) said her first feeding word this morning - "more" !!!

I thought this might make you laugh. DH and DS were messing around yesterday, singing 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' but substituting random words for 'Lion'. Then last night, while I was bathing DS, I had a bit of a Fairground Attraction moment and he joined in with this ('mambo' is his word for breastfeeding'.....

It's got to be-e-e-e-e-e-e mambo!
It's got to be-e-e-e-e-e-e mambo!
So many people take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be, yeah,
Maaaaaambo!

:o NOT one to sing around any defensive FFers, but maybe LLL could record it as their new theme song...!

Oh, and apparently mambo is nicer than chocolate but not as nice as olives

I stopped with DS1 when he was 2.2, so we didn't have long conversations about it, but he called it 'Buda' ( at MNer of that name!) which I think was a corruption of Booby, which I'm afraid I used to say to him. I just asked him if he remembers what it tasted like (he's now 3.6 and does talk sometimes about feeding) and he didn't remember but says it was 'nice'.

I started to wean ds1 off the bedtime feed when I was 12w pregnant with ds2.he was 2. It broke my heart to hear him calling " mummy, I need a booby feed" he also used to help himself at toddler group which did cause some raised eyebrows!