Thursday, January 5, 2012
Do you use attachment parenting?
There are some bits of it i agree with, but in reality it's not totally practical for our lives. We have 6 week old twins, my 6 year old step son that i want to make sure knows he matters and is loved just as much as the babies, run a busy household and we also both work. My children matter more than life to me, and I love them with all my heart, but i dont want them to be unable to cope without me. I don't let them cry it out, if i can help it, but babies do have moments where they're just miserable without reason, and just want to be left alone. They dont always want to be picked up, so i do follow their lead so to speak. I dont feed on a schedule, because i believe feeding on demand is better. You can't feed a baby at set times. We dont co sleep anymore, although i admit we used to for the first month of their lives. My husband decided he wanted our bed back for ourselves, and i happened to agree with him, so they now sleep in their cribs in their nursery. The baby monitor is on at all times, and we have a security camera, so we can also see them. They still have our full attention, we just feel they need to get used to sleeping in their own room as soon as possible. I dont carry them around 24/7, as that's impractical. I might carry one in a sling if they're particularly fussy, but otherwise i don't as you feel slightly guilty for being unable to do it for the other baby. If i'm going out, i'll naturally use the double stroller, or they'll be in their carry cots if in the car. My twins are really only fed at night, the rest of the time i express milk, and they're bottle fed milk. That way others can feed them, and they're not tied to me as their only source of food. Part of parenting is teaching your child to grow up to be independant, and get used to socialising with others. We try to fit our lives around their needs as much as possible, but sometimes, they have to fit around our lives too.
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