Finally read the TIME mag article...

katelynssweet

I haven't been on this board because I don't think I really belong, and I'm sure you've talked about this a MILLION times.  People kind of think I'm crazy because with my DD, whose about to turn 13,  co-slept with me until only God can remember...haha (I'm guessing around 7), I BF till she was 2 yrs old and I stayed home with her until she was 2, when divorce happened. I held her all the time also. I didn't know any different. There was NO WAY I was going to let her CIO EVER! Hell no. 

Now I have a 6 month old baby boy. Different husband, who thank GOD, is very supportive of my parenting. I don't baby wear, but I'm pretty sure that's the only thing I don't do as far as AP goes.

So, I read the article and almost cried a few times. I immediately text my DH and thanked him for being so supportive reg my parenting, which is now his parenting... For instance, the night before last after putting DS to sleep in our bed, I moved him to his PNP next to our bed. I laied back down with DH and we both laid there staring at the ceiling and he said, "I miss him already". So needless to say, DS is back in bed with us! 

Anyway, I'd like to say I think a lot of AP and of all of you!!  

jaymiegerard

Same here.  I never thought of doing things any other way either, so when I found out there was a name for it, I was like, "OH!  I'm not the only who breastfeeds or baby wears or co-sleeps or stays home, etc."  None of my friends parent like I do...

Glad that your husband is so supportive!  It makes a big difference :-0

Best of luck!

3003girl

welcome to the board! 

It's funny, I don't know many parents IRL who parent like I do, but I find it comes naturally and didn't really know I was "AP" at first either.

 

Teneniel

Sounds like you belong to this board to me!  Everyone here seems to have different strategies within what would be considered the AP universe.  For example, I couldn't BF, but that doesn't change other aspects of my parenting style.

katelynssweet

Teneniel:

Sounds like you belong to this board to me!  Everyone here seems to have different strategies within what would be considered the AP universe.  For example, I couldn't BF, but that doesn't change other aspects of my parenting style.

 Oh good! Thank you so much!  

dino24saur

I still haven't been able to read it. I haven't been able to find a copy anywhere! I also just parent this way naturally. My whole family is super supportive. I think it makes a huge difference. Bfing was SO important to me and I struggled with it for the first few weeks, but with lots of family and midwife support, me and LO were able to work it out. My friend who just had her baby had the opposite situation, she really wanted to BF but struggled with it, I tried my best to encourage her, but everyone else around her (besides my mom) told her to immediately give up and just go to formula. Which she did after 3 days.

I feel so happy with my husband (most of the time) because he loves to use the Moby wrap, cloth diapers, and is super supportive of me breastfeeding for as long as me and the baby want to. I also don't know any other parents my age that parent this way. I know I'm on the young side (23) but come on. All my peers seem so eager to drop their kids off at daycare with a bottle of formula and a bunch of disposable diapers. It's weird to me because the idea of leaving my baby at a daycre makes me want to cry.