I'll admit it- I'm a little attached to my baby! :D
I love every moment I spend cuddling with her before she falls asleep next to me. I love that whenever she needs to eat in the night I'm right there to feed her and I can sleep through it without being disturbed enough to notice. I find so much joy in comforting her when she cries rather than letting her cry it out. I love that my life has pretty much continued on the same as it was before except that there is more joy in my life and I get to cuddle and play with someone all day long and it takes just a little bit longer to get ready to go places. I love how well Adelaide adapts to our 'schedule' and we're still able to do pretty much everything we enjoyed doing before she was born and more! I love the time I have nursing her, even nursing her to sleep, as I bond with my child. I love that I can go out with my husband and stay out till 1 in the morning and Adelaide just falls asleep when she's ready. I love that I can take her on camping trips and to Los Angeles without having to worry about ruining her schedule, because she makes her own schedule. I love feeding her on demand since I think she knows when "her needs to nurse" better than I do.
Anyway these are just a few reasons why I love attachment parenting (most aspects) and I think that it's a big reason parenting hasn't been very difficult or altered our world (yet) :). And I know we all need to do what works for each of us, so no harm to those who don't agree with my preferred form of parenting....
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Amen. It is so encouraging to hear of a mother who enjoys being so intertwined with her infant, especially one who started her family so early on. Thank you for defying the norm- and writing about it!
her needs to nurse! bahahaha.
it's so weird how I'm the opposite of everything you said-- most of that stuff actually freaks me out! I like to know when to expect feeding and nap times, etc. some babies--and parents-- need and thrive on routines. and I don't find traveling too hard to work around those. of course I've never been one to stay out til 1 anyway, lol
The important thing is you have found a rhythm that helps YOU enjoy parenting, that's great! And sounds like Adelaide is easygoing and not fussy? That helps too. I wish Pearl were that way, haha.
Thanks for sharing charity. I appreciate your experiences.
haha Abi...
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