So Dads, what do you think of AP and so on? What compromises did you have to work out at home and which issues, particularly from the stuff talked about on MDC, were sticklers between you and your DP?
Here's my family:
Birth-DW gave birth at a midwife center and I couldn't have been happier with the experience. I was initially against the idea of having midwives do our birth, but after researching it was very into the idea.
BF-DW breastfeeds, and I really appreciate her doing it. Barring emergency, we'll do it for at least six months, probably more like a year. It will be hard because DW has to return to work in a month. Her work has a room specifically for pumping, at least.
Cosleeping-DD and DW cosleep. I often sleep elsewhere, which was not unusual for me before DD was born, because I go to sleep later at night and have a hard time sleeping in general. I will be somewhat against cosleeping after DD is not needing to be night fed.
Vaccines-We argue about this, but I think DD will be getting vaxed. I am strongly pro-vax. DW was never vaxed, so leans against it.
Circumcision-We ended up having a girl, but we would have not circumcised if DD had been a DS. I am circumcised. I am not an intactivist like the people in the Case Against Circumcision forum, but I think circumcisions are largely unnecessary in countries with good health care.
Discipline-Not really an issue for us yet. DW thinks consensual living sounds like a good idea. I need to do more research, but tend more toward the natural consequences stuff I read about on the GD forum. We are against hitting/spanking/etc.
Here's my family:
Birth-DW gave birth at a midwife center and I couldn't have been happier with the experience. I was initially against the idea of having midwives do our birth, but after researching it was very into the idea.
BF-DW breastfeeds, and I really appreciate her doing it. Barring emergency, we'll do it for at least six months, probably more like a year. It will be hard because DW has to return to work in a month. Her work has a room specifically for pumping, at least.
Cosleeping-DD and DW cosleep. I often sleep elsewhere, which was not unusual for me before DD was born, because I go to sleep later at night and have a hard time sleeping in general. I will be somewhat against cosleeping after DD is not needing to be night fed.
Vaccines-We argue about this, but I think DD will be getting vaxed. I am strongly pro-vax. DW was never vaxed, so leans against it.
Circumcision-We ended up having a girl, but we would have not circumcised if DD had been a DS. I am circumcised. I am not an intactivist like the people in the Case Against Circumcision forum, but I think circumcisions are largely unnecessary in countries with good health care.
Discipline-Not really an issue for us yet. DW thinks consensual living sounds like a good idea. I need to do more research, but tend more toward the natural consequences stuff I read about on the GD forum. We are against hitting/spanking/etc.
