I personally chose to wear my baby first as a newborn, then an older baby under 1, then a toddler, because she (my first) was so needy she would scream if she wasn't in my arms or DH's arms (and he'd only "do" if she had no interest in food, which wasn't often for the first 3 months) for the longest time. It was either wear her, or sit down with her on my knee and do nothing, or listen to her scream. I chose to wear her. Finally, when I was about 3-4 mos along with #2 and my expanding belly made it uncomfortable to wear her in a babybackpack, luckily she took to the stroller then. But before then? HATED it.
I chose to respect what she obviously was telling me: she didn't LIKE being in the stroller, or in bed alone, or on the floor alone...she wanted to be NEXT TO ME...100% of the time. *shrug* My #2 was not NEARLY so needy, and it was easy to put her in a stroller, lie her down for a while, put her in a swing, etc.
I think there are a few people on this board that don't seem to be able to discuss their reasoning behind their opinion and provide evidence when logical. These are the same people that don't understand the difference between making a statement that applies only to them and one that they have applied across the board. Shrug.
Then it would probably be safe to say their need to suck wouldnt be a real issue then."
I highly doubt it. I would take it more to mean that a) they dislike the taste of rubber or silicone and b) they don't know what the heck to do with it if they are used to a human nipple that smells, tastes, and feels different. My DD was a perma-latch baby...constantly nursing for the first 3 mos. But she did refuse paci's...bleah she spat them out pretty quickly.
I don't think the problem is that people can't understand that people have opinions that differ from their own. It's more that they don't understand why those people:
1) Refuse to explain the reasoning/evidence behind their opinion. 2) Have no desire to learn more or try to understand the reasoning/evidence behind someone else's opinion. 3) Cannot distinguish between an opinion that applies only to themselves and an opinion applied to a large group of people.
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"You chose to wear your child while you clean?"
I personally chose to wear my baby first as a newborn, then an older baby under 1, then a toddler, because she (my first) was so needy she would scream if she wasn't in my arms or DH's arms (and he'd only "do" if she had no interest in food, which wasn't often for the first 3 months) for the longest time. It was either wear her, or sit down with her on my knee and do nothing, or listen to her scream. I chose to wear her. Finally, when I was about 3-4 mos along with #2 and my expanding belly made it uncomfortable to wear her in a babybackpack, luckily she took to the stroller then. But before then? HATED it.
I chose to respect what she obviously was telling me: she didn't LIKE being in the stroller, or in bed alone, or on the floor alone...she wanted to be NEXT TO ME...100% of the time. *shrug* My #2 was not NEARLY so needy, and it was easy to put her in a stroller, lie her down for a while, put her in a swing, etc.
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Many babies refuse pacifiers."
Not to mention, it can wreak havoc quickly on BFing in some cases. :-(
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Then it would probably be safe to say their need to suck wouldnt be a real issue then."
I highly doubt it. I would take it more to mean that a) they dislike the taste of rubber or silicone and b) they don't know what the heck to do with it if they are used to a human nipple that smells, tastes, and feels different. My DD was a perma-latch baby...constantly nursing for the first 3 mos. But she did refuse paci's...bleah she spat them out pretty quickly.
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I don't think the problem is that people can't understand that people have opinions that differ from their own. It's more that they don't understand why those people:
1) Refuse to explain the reasoning/evidence behind their opinion.
2) Have no desire to learn more or try to understand the reasoning/evidence behind someone else's opinion.
3) Cannot distinguish between an opinion that applies only to themselves and an opinion applied to a large group of people.
"Well then I guess we view nursing on demand differently."
Quite!
With that said, please answer the following questions:
Did you nurse on demand (i.e. feeding on baby's cues or distinctive hunger cries)?
Or did you nurse on a schedule (i.e. watching the clock/feeding baby at fairly regular intervals)?
TIA :)
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