Hi all, just tried to respond on the previous thread here
and found it was too big, so thought it might be worth starting another in case anyone else wants to continue the discussion.
In response to Cakes, two points.
First: the entire topic of weaning and milk is quite a complex one, moreso if you start involving dummies. I've never had an issue with an older child having either a bottle or a dummy - indeed my first child had a bottle of milk as his replacement for breastfeeding from about 18 months, and continued to do so, preferring milk to 'proper' food till he was about 3. I'm not certain why - perhaps my dodgy cooking played a part - but there were efforts made to encourage eating and he didn't really want it.
I've been massively flamed on here for allowing him a bottle at pre school, and a dummy which he still has on occasion at 7 (though will not in public - his choice). I see NOTHING wrong with that...he is insecure sometimes and it comforts him.
Anyway...enough about poor old ds1.
The other point was about the word 'Boobie' which you suggested some EBFers 'teach' their child to say as opposed to 'milk'. I am baffled by this assertion.
There are as many names for it as there are women who breastfeed, short term or not - I shan't go into the variety of words I have heard used but I really, really have never heard of a policy of EBFers to use the word 'Boobie'. And really, I don't see why they shouldn't - but please do try and remember that kids often choose their own word, it isn't usually a case of the parent deciding what they call the breast.
For what it's worth, ds2 is limited in his language still but my breasts are known, somewhat inspiringly, as 'This one milky' and 'That one milky'
On that note I will abandon this thing to the mercies of anyone else as crazed determined interested as I am in the whole topic...back later.