attachment parenting
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| Mon, 08-14-2006 - 3:17pm |
A woman I know (I used to work with her dh) practices "attachment parenting". Here is a definition (for those who don't know what it is):
"Attachment Parenting includes respecting your child's needs, feeding on demand, and answering your baby's cries. Other parts of Attachment Parenting include co-sleeping, nursing on demand, sling or other baby carrier wearing, and cloth diapering. Not all Attachment Parents practice all of the above, but never the less love the idea of Attachment Parenting and comforting their children.
Attachment parenting uses mild discipline methods and avoids all physical or emotional punishment, such as inflicting shame on a child for inappropriate behavior. Children are encouraged and allowed to sleep with their parents, and you treat your bed as the family bed. Meeting your child's needs according to the child's time frame during the early years of development is an essential part of attachment parenting. Children will be allowed to grow and learn at their own pace and not according to standard time frames."
What do you all think of attachment parenting?
I don't see attachment parenting as something a WOH parent could do, or could they? What do u think?
I am also curious to see if SAHPs vs/ WOHPs will have different opionions on this topic.
If anyone here practices attachment parenting - was your decision to do so closely linked with your decision to be a SAHP?
josee

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"Not all women's breastmilk is superior to milk."
This sounds like one of those myths encouraged by the formula companies (who are even now marketing formula for lactating women), unless of course you're talking about women who are on certain drugs or are drunk. Can you give another example of what you are talking about? For example, when my DS was not gaining weight fast enough in his first two months, my pediatrician suggested that my milk might not have enough fat in it, which the research indicates is completely inaccurate. In fact, the problem was transfer, not the milk itself.
Cow's milk was designed for baby cows; human milk was designed for baby humans.
There is a reason premature babies are more likely to survive with breast milk than formula.
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"This sounds like one of those myths encouraged by the formula companies (who are even now marketing formula for lactating women), unless of course you're talking about women who are on certain drugs or are drunk. Can you give another example of what you are talking about?"
It's not a myth that cocaine and PCP abusers breastmilk is not superior to formula.
Another example is a woman who is undernourished and has a diet lacking in vitamins and minerals. Another example is an excessive caffeine drinker. A mother who smokes passes on nicotine to her baby via breastmilk. Certain women who take medications for chemotherapy, arthritis and kidney disease. Certain other medications that women take could be a cause for concern.
So, not all breastmilk is superior to formula.
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