Hottmama~ That wonderful that you have such a large group of friends who seem to have an nfl lifestyle. It sounds like a wonderful support system. I just recently started going back to LLL meetings, but w/ my schedule it's hard to make them. The ones that I have been to seem like the opposite of yours. The younger mamas seem more mainstream, but I haven't been to many, so I don't want to make that assumption. When will your little one be welcomed into the world?
Cappuccinosmom~ This may sound silly...but what is "prop bottle feeding" and "bunny milk"? I'm not familiar with these?
I know for myself...I had always been interested in earthfriendly, organic, natural living for myself. My pregnancy was unplanned, but a blessing
. I was told that I would never be able to have children, so the whole pregnancy, childbirth aspect of becoming a mother was never in my mind (I had planned on adopting). Since the pregnancy caught me and my dh by surprise, we weren't as knowledgable as I wish we would have been. I ended up having a high risk pregnancy. Was put on bedrest, taken-off, and induced!
I wish I had been more educated about this. I found myself at that time overwhelmed. I had read Spiritual Midwifery, Ina May's Guide to Natural Childbirth, and Birthing From Within, but it seemed like I lost a sense of my beliefs and what not b/c of this overwhelming feeling. Maybe this is why some younger mamas go more mainstreamed. Just an idea, I could be way off.
I know that I am so happy that I didn't allow myself to fall into the mainstreamed parenting/family lifestyle after the type of birth I had. After having a child, you realize that there is this amazing life
, spirit that you want to nurture, and you just wanna do it the best you can. Even if that means going against the mainstream idea!