Comments on: How I Became an Attachment Parenting Mom

By: Beth in SF

Beth in SF — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:03:18 +0000

Sounds a lot like my AP story! I just stumbled on the term the other day, and I’ve been practicing many of the principles with my 20 month son all along, but didn’t know it! Thanks for sharing your story, and I look forward to reading your blog and discovering more about AP.

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:56:58 +0000

Hi! I have so many questions for you but all of the sudden I lost them. Isn’t that just the way?? I am still breastfeeding my baby who is now almost 16 months old. I have no plans to stop breastfeeding him but my one concern is that I do want to get pregnant again and my menstruation hasn’t returned. What is your take on that? Did you have a delay in that returning as well and if so how long? I guess I think I’ll have to stop breastfeeding to have a full chance at conceiving again. (It took us 2.5 years to conceive with our first (and only) child. When do you plan to stop co-sleeping? We co-sleep as well and I do know that as long as I breastfeed I want to co-sleep (isn’t it so nice?) but I don’t know how long we’ll want to co-sleep when that ends.

Thanks for listening. I’d love to hear your answers. I just love your blog (found it only tonight!). :)

By: Lorin

Lorin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:23:21 +0000

Interesting post and educational. I am probably the opposite of you! :-) I raised my children much differently so, I like that you add in that you should follow your heart about what’s right for your child. I would add “what’s right for you as a parent, too.” There are different ways to raise your children and for me it was to follow what my children needed AND what I needed. For me it was very different from the Attachment Parenting that you talk about. But, both kids were slightly different, needing different methods from me. I think so many time partents do things because they think they have too and that’s not right. We have to be happy or our kids aren’t happy.

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:37:53 +0000

I really like this post. I didn’t realize that I followed most closely to that of an AP style until I heard about it at my nursing moms group. I read more about it and just thought it made more sense because it is really what came naturally to me.

By: Lisa @ Final Score: Boys3 Girls2

Lisa @ Final Score: Boys3 Girls2 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:44:45 +0000

I did know i was an AP’er either until my #4 was older and i heard the term. I was just doing what was good for our family. The only one of my kids to like the sling was #5 and it wasn’t until i got the Maya wrap.

Thanks for sharing!!

By: Summer

Summer — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:22:08 +0000

Love this post! I love hearing how different moms came into their style. I had never heard of AP either until my first was older, so I was just doing what seemed natural to me.