Category: ’Cosleeping’
Wordless Wednesday: Nighttime Parenting
This week we asked: What does nighttime parenting look like? It was only a few hours before we needed to put up this week’s Wordless Wednesday post, and we still had only a couple nighttime pictures — we put out another call and ended up with this smashing smorgasbord! Enjoy seeing all the different (and adorable!) ways naturally minded parents … Read More…
17 Comments | Posted in Cosleeping, Nighttime Parenting, Safe Sleep, Wordless Wednesday
Sometimes I Wish We Coslept
My mom coslept with my younger siblings. They’d start out the night in the crib, and be in and out of my mom’s bed at various times in the night. I don’t think she coslept with me; in fact I think she must not have, because I have a really hard time sleeping if anyone is touching me. I like … Read More…
11 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, Cosleeping, Feeding With Love, Nighttime Parenting, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity, Safe Sleep
Struggling to Sleep
Our mentors give some helpful advice to a mama with a two year old who is hitting and kicking while nursing to sleep. Read More…
Leave a comment | Posted in Ask an NP Mentor, Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Past Infancy, Consensual Living, Consistent Care, Cosleeping, Feeding With Love, Gentle Discipline, Nighttime Parenting, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity, Routines and Schedules, Safe Sleep
Preparing for Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting the Second Time
Attachment Parenting International‘s first principle of parenting is to “prepare for pregnancy, birth, and parenting.” API says: Pregnancy offers expectant parents an opportunity to prepare physically, mentally, and emotionally for parenthood. Making informed decisions about childbirth, newborn care, and parenting practices is a critical investment in the attachment relationship between parent and child. Education is a key component of preparation … Read More…
12 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Birth, Breastfeeding, Cosleeping, Feeding With Love, Holistic Health, Parenting Philosophies, Pregnancy, Preparing for Parenting, Safe Sleep
Wordless Wednesday: Natural Parenting
This week we asked: What does natural parenting mean to you? Read More…
4 Comments | Posted in Alternative Medicine, Attachment Parenting, Babywearing, Breastfeeding, Cloth Diapers, Cosleeping, Ecological Responsibility, Feeding With Love, Green Living, Holistic Health, Love of Nature, Natural Learning, Nurturing Touch, Parenting Philosophies, Playtime, Safe Sleep, Wordless Wednesday
A Dad’s Opinion on Breastfeeding
I drive an 18-wheeler across all 48 states, and my ever-expanding beltline gives sincere testimony to my love affair with bacon cheeseburgers. I also have a serious love affair with my wife, which people sometimes find hard to believe. You know, with my being a truck driver, her being a breastfeeding mom, and with three kids to boot. There’s people out there who think it’s not possible for a woman to breastfeed her kids and still keep her man happy. Let me give the opinion of a real (satisfied) Dad with a real breastfeeding wife and real breastfed children. Read More…
62 Comments | Posted in Balance, Breastfeeding, Cosleeping, Family Structure, Feeding With Love, General, Safe Sleep
Nobody Puts Baby in the Crib!
My two year old recently informed me that “Sydney doesn’t have a bed.” I’m not entirely sure if this is his own observation or the result of overhearing conversations with my mom. Regardless, my response was “No, Syd sleeps with mommy. When you were a little baby you slept with mommy too.” Occasionally he still does, although he is relegated … Read More…
16 Comments | Posted in Attachment Parenting, Cosleeping, Nighttime Parenting, Parenting Philosophies, Safe Sleep
Side-Lying Nursing: A Breastfeeding Tutorial
I want to put a tutorial out there for how to breastfeed lying down, because it makes such a significant difference to how enjoyable cosleeping and breastfeeding will be for most mamas. If you want to get the best sleep, I highly recommend learning side-lying nursing early on! Read More…
13 Comments | Posted in Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Past Infancy, Cosleeping, Feeding With Love, Nighttime Parenting, Safe Sleep
How to Cosleep Safely
I decided to do a little presentation in pictures of exactly how we cosleep safely, and have since Mikko was born three years ago. Read More…
9 Comments | Posted in Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Past Infancy, Cloth Diapers, Cosleeping, Ecological Responsibility, Elimination Communication, Family Safety, Feeding With Love, Safe Sleep
