AP parenting poll... - Page 2

[Solange]

Originally posted by lucina3
The only baby book I was given was "The Baby Book" by Dr. Sears and once I read that I didn't feel so "strange" in my ideas.
I was 18 when I got pregnant and when my mom and mil would talk about "getting the baby on a schedule" and "cio" etc etc I thought the only reason it sounded wrong (and almost mean!) to me was because I was young & didn't know any better. Ironically enough it was my MOM who gave me The Baby Book!

Same reasons for me too except my mother bought me the motherly art ....lol...
I was so glad to know that I my feelings were normal and that I really did not have to do all those mainstream things to be a *good* mother...lol...

[mags&jordy]

I had no idea about AP before dd's birth... I fed myself info from medical books, baby magazines and what worked for my relatives, only to find out that AP was what we wanted to do from the first day when we came back from the hospital...
I thought that CIO method was a good one, as I saw my sister's baby who would go to sleep whenever she put him down...but I just couldn't do that. I prefer walking dd till midnight 'til she falls asleep to hearing her crying it out once. Same I think co-sleeping is the best for us.i don't judge anybody though, who chooses the CIO method, in fact i don't judge anybody who chooses to bring their kids up using other than AP way. It's their own choice, same as AP for us even if we think it's best...

[Sierra]

Originally posted by lunar forest
I was APed, and saw my mother being AP, so I never gave it much thought. That's just how you have children!!!

As most of you on here know, that's pretty much my story too.

[MommyT]

I recieved lots of 'advice' on raising babies. Most on not spoiling and someone even gave me Baby Wise as a 'gift.' I read it while I was PG. It felt cruel and wrong to me. I read all about AP from Sear's book while I was still PG and that felt right to me. AP makes sense. It's scientifically proven to work, and it makes my mommy heart feel good....and most importantly, it makes my son feel good. AP has been wonderful for our communication and I strongly feel good communication between parents and children is the key to raising a successful child and adult.

The thing that makes the most sense to me is this: If I don't listen to my son's cues now, while we're building a foundation, he's not going to listen to me when he's older. If I don't listen to him, why should he listen to me? AP has built an open forum for communication between all of us. It has taught my son through actions that mommy and daddy care, we listen and we're always here for him.

Everything about AP is right for us. BFing, babywearing, bed sharing....all the basic Bs of AP. It feels right and it works! Even if it didn't have a name, or a method, I know I'd still be doing it. It's just nice that one of America's forefront doctors has labeled it and 'validated' it for America, so I can throw out some of that information when I get people trying to tell me that I'm spoiling and hindering my son.

[herblaunt]

MommyT:

The thing that makes the most sense to me is this: If I don't listen to my son's cues now, while we're building a foundation, he's not going to listen to me when he's older. If I don't listen to him, why should he listen to me?

ita mommyT! We talk to dd a lot. Trying to tell her our reasons for our actions and needs/desires. This has helped her out w/ her language skills. Before she could talk coherent english we started the basic sign language for eat, all done, dodwn, drink, etc. She could grok that quickly and the talking came easier.

Now I am working on identifying my moods so she has a basic understanding. We also read the My Many COlored Days by Dr. Seuss.

[OnTheFence]

Fell into it

I feel into attachment parenting actually. There were things I knew that I wanted though from the time I was a teen. I knew I wanted a natural childbirth and a homebirth and I knew I would breastfeed.
I didnt read a whole lot about natural parenting until after I got the internet when my daughter was two months old. I had had a csection due to a mullerian anomaly and was researching VBAC and came across natural parenting sites. I was breastfeeding and cosleeping at the time plus carrying my baby in a sling. I just knew at the time I didnt fit in with the more mainstream mamas.

[MommyT]

Originally posted by herblaunt
MommyT:
This has helped her out w/ her language skills. Before she could talk coherent english we started the basic sign language for eat, all done, dodwn, drink, etc.

Yesterday my son signed back at me for the first time since we started!!!! I asked him if he wanted nummies and he flashed his hands at me, giving me the sign for milk!!!! I'm so proud of him, it's such and incredible experience!

[applejuice]

As I just posted, I have always.....

homebirthed (4x)
breastfed (4x)
tandem breastfed
extended breastfed (4x)
cloth diapered (4x)
baby carrying ( front and back pack)
family bed
homeschooled
natural foods

why bring people into the world and raise them if you are not going to do the very best by them?