When I was nursing my first toddler I didn't know enough to encourage her to have a "secret" code for nursing in public - so I was frequently chagrined by her loud, clear voice, insisting "I want to drink the milk in my nursies all gone !"

When the time came again for toddler nursing I called a family meeting to discuss an appropriate term. Because I had been an active La Leche League Leader for many years my older children came up with "LaLa" as an appropriate word.

I ended up tandem nursing the next two until close to kindergarten age. They were 17 months apart in age and both called nursing "LaLa". Slick in public because "I want to LaLa" quickly became - " ok - lets sing . . . lalalalalalala" etc ! : ) until we found a quiet place to nurse.

Remembering fondly

Jane,

Emma, my youngest, called it "Lauk" (nearest approximation) and used this term to ask for it from anyone suitably equipped, including her carer when changing after swimming!!!

regards

I would like to submit the name that both my children called nursing. We used the term "loving", (although it often comes out sounding more like "lovin"). Right from the start i would refer to nursing as "loving" and when they were old enough they would say things like "mummy i need some lovin" and so on. It was a very discreet term too. also I think that calling it "loving" demonstrates how breastmilk is simply so much more than a nutritional thing.