Comments on: Name Those Breasts

By: Cat

Cat — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:37:25 +0000

Breasts. She calls nursing NurNur though.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:55:50 +0000

My 2 year old usually says, “I want milk,” or “I want to nurse.” He knows the words “breast” and “nipple.” He asks Grandma, “You don’t have milk? You just have nipples?” We always called it “milk” and for a long time, he referred to the whole thing as “milk.” He doesn’t drink cow’s milk, though, so milk only comes from mom to him.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:53:19 +0000

My son used to say NUH for what was his version of nurse…but my husband & teenage niece also were around a lot & they called them boobies…so eventually he started calling it boo boos & still does at 2 1/2. He has been nursing up until recently when I think my milk has dried due to being 5 months pregnant…so now he asks for a boo boo pillow & just rests his cheek against my breast. I don’t mind him asking for boo boos – but people are really confused that my child insists on a boo boo pillow! Oh – and OTHERS do seem to mind…breast feeding is not the norm in my area….but I have decided to let them have their issues & just parent how I think I should. I want my son to grow up doing what he feels is best regardless of what others around him do or what they like/accept…so I figure this just allows me the chance to start being a roll model of that early!

By: Honey

Honey — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:05:14 +0000

We simply use “milk” for nursing, along with the ASL sign for milk. My eight month old son has understood both the word/sign for a several months, so we’ll likely stick with that. As for my breasts themselves, I like “tatas” as a cute nickname and “bosom” as an old timey and charming one

And “breasts” are fine as a functional term, but I prefer that body parts also have adorable or humorous nicknames instead of purely functional ones. If the whole world went around only saying “breasts” and “penis” instead of enjoying the infinite variety of nicknames out there, it would be a pretty damned dull place!

By: Jolee Burger

Jolee Burger — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:51:58 +0000

When my child wants to nurse, he says ‘Nonnies.’ That’s a word he came up with all on his own (he’s almost 2 now and has been saying it for probably 6-8 months). Of course when we are talking about them in conversation for my older children (who don’t nurse), they are, of course, breasts. (And we also use ‘penis’ and ‘vagina.’)

By: Sage McGreen

Sage McGreen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:37:38 +0000

Mine were Tatas. This word worked for us. Other friends called their breasts Mamas, but this word was confusing and overwhelming for me because I heard that name/word for every other need. Mamas are in great demand! Also, I did have to work, so I used a combination of breast milk and formula. Somehow, tata just worked for our situation.

CJStewart the word “nummie” when they have milk in them is excellent! Nan the word Nu-Nu sounds very natural and I can see how this term came about.

I’ve seen breast cancer awareness t-shirts that say “SAVE the TaTas” and this rings true for my family!

By: CJStewart

CJStewart — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:16 +0000

Nummies when they have milk in them. Breasts when they don’t. My boys (5YO and 3YO, but especially the 5YO) are intrigued with the whole thing.

By: Daughter of Zion

Daughter of Zion — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:41 +0000

I grew up with both extremes. I had my mother who was very liberal and even crude at times. Then there was my father who was very reserved and we never said any word to refer to breasts. I decided to make teach my son the closest to medical terms so we say breasts.

By: Isle Dance

Isle Dance — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:24:08 +0000

I was raised in a family where the adults were less than sensitive/appropriate about these things, so I’m all for making it so respectful/neutral that one almost doesn’t even realize the whole name thing is even happening. Otherwise, the whole future therapy bill is kind of spendy. )
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By: Pamela

Pamela — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:10:48 +0000

Boobies!!!

By: nan

nan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:55:45 +0000

When I saw the title of this on Twitter this morning, I thought, ‘Geez, there has been a lot of boob/breast talk lately,’ and I was starting to take offense. I’m glad I bit my tongue, or rather, that I was too busy to respond, because I was gonna let you guys have it! lol

You know, I think we just called it titty with the kids. Among the adults, it was known as suckin’ tit. lol My older daughter tried to say ‘nurse,’ and it came out as nu-nu.

By: Derek Markham

Derek Markham — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:16:33 +0000

Rs are a bit difficult for little ones – Bweasts would work, I guess. There’s no shame in any of it, whether people call them boobies or breasts – just depends what you consider a ‘correct’ name to be. We know a young child who simply says ‘suck’ when referring to them. That’s correct to them, I’m sure.

Parents tend to come up with nicknames or pet names for their kids, and we don’t have issues with that, so nicknames for body parts seems the same to me.

By: Tiana

Tiana — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:08:42 +0000

Why use a nickname? Is there shame in using correct names for body parts or are they simply too difficult for young children to pronounce?

By: oprahlover1

oprahlover1 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:30:51 +0000

knockers

By: danheretic

danheretic — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:02:19 +0000

When our youngest was still breast-feeding, we called them ‘mamas’. As the kids get older, ‘breasts’.