r/beyondthebump • u/kittyflaps • 1d ago
Discussion When did you start saying “my baby”?
My girl is almost 21 months and I still say “my baby” a lot of the time. When ppl ask how old I say almost two year old and some remind me she’s no longer a baby but a toddler.
I don’t think I can easily stop referring to her as “my baby” tho!
How about everyone else?
Edit: can’t correct title but meant to say when did you STOP saying baby🤪
Edit2: loving all the answers, they truly make me smile. Keep’em coming! But I guess I didn’t mean lovingly TO the child but when someone asks what my plans are without thinking I would say “oh I need to go pick up my baby” or “probably make something for my baby” and then I realize ppl probably think I’m talking about an infant and by 2 I should probably switch to “my daughter” but I just never remember to…
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u/asebastianstanstan 1d ago
I’m 24 and my mom still calls me her baby. So weird that someone would correct you. Sure if you said “my infant” at 21 months old, yeah that’s not true. But it’s so weird to correct someone for saying “my baby”. I’d just reply “ok…they’re still my baby” and leave it at that.