Most Passionate About???

[Collin'sMama]

What aspect of AP/NFL (ie extended breastfeeding, organic living, non circumcision, veganism, no CIO, babywearing, etc) are you most passionate about and why??

Jessica
Mama to Collin Alexander, 3/17/05

[Mama2Bug]

No CIO and GD

I really feel that babies need to be acknowledged and respected as people who have needs, rather than pets to be trained.

[2Sweeties1Angel]

No vax and no CIO. Gentle discipline is a very close second. Babywearing, organic living, and no circ are slightly lower. I would really have liked to try EBF but unfortunately I needed some meds that weren't compatible I'm not a vegan.

[flapjack]

Gentle birth, and extended breastfeeding- I think if you start off with the cornerstone of "baby knows best" then GD and no CIO kind of fall into place, and it leads on to TCS-type GD later on quite nicely.

[oceanbaby]

No CIO. Nothing makes me crazier than hearing about little babies screaming alone in the dark.

[moppity]

No CIO, the thought of it disgusts me.

BFing.

I don't quite know *what* this is exactly, but the fact that babies can't be spoiled. So cuddles and demand feeding and co sleeping all when SHE needs them. The fact that it's all about her, as I tell people when they suggest 'sleep training' methods, I didn't have a baby to only have her during the day.

[Mommiska]

I've changed over the years - it used to be breastfeeding, but now I'd have to say that it is circumcision. I just cannot fathom the idea of handing your child over to someone for them to cut off part of his genitals.

And I do think that if someone is able to stand up for their child in an American culture that still gives such pro-circ messages (as well as having so many fathers and fathers-to-be who are circed), then it is much easier to then follow your instincts on all of the other aspects of AP parenting...

[Lil'M]

Bfing and GD

[mbhf]

no CIO and no circ.


though i really liked what someone said about it being all about the baby. i hate seeing mothers put their own wants and needs over their babies.

[sleet76]

I feel most passionately about non-circ. I simply get sick to my stomach and shakey thinking about it too much. For some reason I get more of an awful physical response to that than the others.

[psyche]

I believe in breastfeeding above all else (though I do think it leads to an APish path).

[Llyra]

I reserve my deepest hatred for CIO. Listening to little babies cry makes me physically sick, and I cannot imagine how anyone could hear that and not immediately want to pick the baby up and comfort it. I've had to leave public places many times when a baby has been crying in a stroller and the parent is just blithely going about his/her business hardly seeming to notice. :

I'm also pretty fired up about TV watching, which is not a typical topic mentioned as NFL, but for me comes with the package.

[oyemicanto]

Originally Posted by Collin'sMama

What aspect of AP/NFL (ie extended breastfeeding, organic living, non circumcision, veganism, no CIO, babywearing, etc) are you most passionate about and why??

Jessica
Mama to Collin Alexander, 3/17/05

I would have to say no CIO and gentle discipline. For me, respect for the child and his/her needs is so basic that I simply can't fathom why people have children if they view them as an inconvenience. I just don't get it.

Circumcision is really coming up on my radar more and more. I feel really angry about parents that circ their sons and for doctors not condemning the practice.

[elmh23]

Originally Posted by Mama2Bug

No CIO and GD

I really feel that babies need to be acknowledged and respected as people who have needs, rather than pets to be trained.

Couldn't have said it better! I know so many people who treat their kids like property instead of actual humans, it makes me sick.

[lauriem33]

Extended breastfeeding. Dh has an aunt who is trying to convince herself that nursing for three months is really what "they" say is good enough to give the babies all the benefits they need. She is going back to work and is switching her baby to formula at three months because she thinks pumping would be too much of a hassle. <sigh>

[ToniaStarr]

wow, this is a tough one. I guess for me it changes depending on the circumstances. I tend to be very protective of my children so when a person make s a comment to me in regards to how I parent I get fired about it in a sense, kwim? For me it begins with unassisted pregnancy. I want to start out keeping this child in my hands so to speak, ya know? Just responding to my child as a whole, in temrs of no cio, exclusive bfing, co sleeping, etc.... It's tough to pick out a few I feel are most important cuz for us it is simply how we parent and live.

[MamaBug]

No CIO ever, and co-sleeping.

[JamesMama]

I guess for me it's a tie

Breastfeeding and CIO

The idea of a poor little baby screaming all alone in a room makes me sick to my stomach, but the idea of a woman choosing to formula feed (CHOOSING!!! Not being forced to by circumstance) makes me so upset I could just scream.

[wildmonkeys]

Responsiveness to children's needs and gentle discipline

BJ
Barney & Ben

[Jilian]

Breastfeeding is the most important aspect of parenting to me. I think it is one of the best things by far you can do for your child.

I'm also an advocate for gentle and natural birthing, I believe that natural birth is about making a sacrifice for the benefit of your child, and to me that is what being a mother is all about.

Circing makes me VERY angry, I just can't understand why someone (knowing all the facts about circ) would have it done to their newborn son.