Sling Babies (Attachment Parenting)

I don't really use a sling (find them way too uncomfortable) but Caprece gets carried around a lot and sleeps in our bed most of the night (not by my choice, its the only option if I want sleep) but we bfeed on demand. I read quite a bit into when Jack was about 6 months old but by that time he was really inot floor time and already had a huge solids appetite so didn't really get into it. This time around Caprece has sort of chosen is for us and so I'm just following her lead with how much floor time she wants and how much time in her cot. A really good book to read (if you haven't already) is the womanly art of breastfeeding. Also if you look into it you might be able to find a daycare that will do attachment parenting. Another good book if you are having a bit of trouble with sleeping is the no cry sleep solution its a brilliant book.

I have only had negative comments on the breastfeeding side of things (and only bf jack for 13 months so don't know why people had a problem with it) and all I do is start listing all the benefits of extended breastfeeding. So maybe look up the benefits and say what they are when people start questioning. Good luck.

Coffeegroup friend told me that there are daycares out there that carry your baby around in a sling for you.

I did it while Charlotte was much smaller, but with a front pack and her cuddled into my chest, but when she started crawling (at 5 months) it kind of went to the wayside as she wanted to be out and about looking and gettign into stuff. I would ask on TNN, someone is bound to know over there what daycares do what things. I'm sure you will have no problems with him settlig if you "intorduce" him to the "outside world" slowly. Good luck and good on you. As for negative commentrs, I would just smile serenely and say well it works for us, happy mum means happy family.

I will definitely look into the daycare thing - I didn't know about that. I have a good hands free sling that may make it easier but fattartsrock I think you are right probably by six months when he starts daycare he will be wanting to get out and move around a bit more.

RachandJack - you are certainly right, they definitely choose it for you.

I wont say I am 100% attachment parenting but I do about 90%. Never heard of the word until McKayla was ten months old and was funny as everyone told me aaah you are an attachement parenting mom and I was like HUH? From what planet are you.

I did have McKayla in a Kango pouch from the beginning. We did Kango care from the moment she was born. (hubby did as I was knocked out) We demandfed and structured our routine as much as we could around her normal routine. We co-slept (but not from the beginning just ended that way) and it is only now that she is off to her own bed (last 2 nights) for the first part of the night until about 2 or 3. (bit sad but guess she has to grow up)

I also extend breastfeed. To be quite honest I know it must be a bit weird to some people but hey to me it is natural and it works for us as an family unit. Grant brother was talking to me online and just freaked out when he heard his niece is still on the boob. Ha ha ha. Too funny.

I just raise her with what works in our family and what feels more natural to me. Luckily hubby is the same and we talked a lot before I got pregnant. I can just see the next kiddy is going to teach us a whole set of different rules. Mmmmm will see then.

And I also did all the housework while she was in the pouch. She just settled so much better and I could still get on with what needed to be done.

Briona always got the frontpack because she was a reflux baby and it was the only thing she liked. Kryssi went in the sling a lot just so I could hold the other two hands! I didn't have any bad remarks actually, hopefully with time they'll get used to the idea.

Thought I'd add that my sling has been my lifesaver over the past two days, Kaia literally has spent about eight hours in it each day as she is so miserable and I have had no probs with being sore or anything!

And re the daycare thing, I have been blessed with a daycare that seems open to most suggestions and are very accomodating. And Kaia doesn't need to be in the sling with the office lady, she is happy and settled there but loves Niki (the office lady) and if niki is there she wants to hang with her.

It sounds like we have similar babies 3boys, Caprece still wakes 2-3 hourly all night as well



Edited by RachandJack

I know its nice to know I'm not the only one who spends have the night feeding bubs, it seems everyone else has babies that sleep thru

All my girls were waking about that often at that age. Kryssi started sleeping through (for good) around 6mos (after solids well and truly established) and the other two didn't stop feeding in the night until they were weaned at about 11mos. But in hindsight it was either too much milk/solids ratio or a habit. So I was a little bit tougher on Kryssi.

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