Changing Lingo

[kriket]

The other day DH was recanting his day to me, we both WOH FT so he lets me know when his last change, nap etc was when I come home as he is leaving. It went like this:

"He was pretty happy today, we had an hour nap, then I made my lunch and got his formula ready and we played for a while"

DS is EBF.

How does this happen? How did 'formula' even get in DH's lingo? I didn't say anything at the time because it was petty, but it's really been on my mind.

Would you say something?

[PatioGardener]

Originally Posted by kriket

Would you say something?

Ha! You have more restraint than I do! I would have said something immediately - in a friendly/playful way - you work very hard to supply that 'formula'! At least your DH could call it milk!

[proudmomof4]

Hmmm... probably a sign how much "formula" has crept in our brains - white liquid from a bottle is formula, not milk because that would be cow's milk.

Would I say something? I'd probably go with the PP's humorous approach and try not to take it personal.

[crunchy_mommy]

That is so weird! Are you sure he's not secretly feeding DS formula?!?! lol

I would say something because it would bug me endlessly if I didn't. And part of promoting breastfeeding should be using proper terms for what your son is eating. If he mentions to his friends or whatever that he "got DS his formula" that would kind of go against lactivism right?

[kriket]

Originally Posted by crunchy_mommy

If he mentions to his friends or whatever that he "got DS his formula" that would kind of go against lactivism right?

That's kind of what I was thinking. I know before I had DS I would listen to people talk to get a feel for the way they did things. I know if I head a friend (of friend's DH) say their 8m old got 'formula' I would just assume that they weaned some point before 8m and that was normal. (You know, teeth and such ) I really want prospective moms to know that I nurse my 8m old teeth and all and THAT is normal!

I think if he says it again I will mention that I work very hard to EBF and not to call it formula. He doesn't take offense too easily. I would have to really go off the deep end for him to be upset.

[April Dawn]

That is weird. I would say something, personally, because it's not formula and, like others have said, you should be proud of working to leave milk even when you aren't there. That's like if you worked hard baking homemade cookies and someone referred to them as Chips Ahoy.

[SpiderMum]

Had my husband said that I probably would have immediately beat him about the head with my breast pump! Serious, how did you not freak out on him???