Alright moms, lots of topics that get argued on here alot, are you for or against?

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Breastfeeding?
Bottle feeding?
Co-sleeping?
Extended breastfeeding?
Baby Wearing?
Vaccinations?
Cry it out method?
Spanking?
Circumcision?

I breastfed my daughter, so I am for breastfeeding and extended breastfeeding. She nursed until she was 19 months old.
I have nothing against bottle feeding, if breastfeeding didn't work out for me, I wouldn't of been upset to bottle feed.
We co-slept for the first 8 months of her life.
I love the idea of baby wearing, but I didn't very often. I will more with our second baby.
My daughter gets vaccinated. There have been a few that the doctor wanted but weren't necessary, so we said no to them.
I haven't used the CIO method, nor will I ever. That's just my choice.
I admit my daughter has been spanked twice, and I regret it. We decided to use time outs, which work much better.
We don't have a boy, and I really don't know where I stand on circumcision yet. I guess we'll jump over that hurdle when the time comes.

What are your view on these?
I agree- crying for an hour or more is terrible, but we did let Emma cry for about 5 minutes or less, nothing longer. Was usually when I couldn't get to her right away.
I know every child is different. We co-slept because I was breastfeeding, and when they're that little and want to nurse every 2 hours, it just makes it easier. Yea, I guess I used it for myself. But we had no problems what so ever switching her over to her own bed. I don't think i'd co-sleep over 8-10 months though, just for that reason.
Desmera- you didn't irritate me :) I just wanted people opinions, no judging involved.

As for the baby wearing, i completely agree. A baby doesn't need to be held all the time. My daughter did perfectly fine jumping in her jumparoo, laying on a blanket, or walking around in her walker when she was smaller and I was doing housework. I like the idea of baby wearing, but not 24/7 at all!

By the way, I'm not giving thumbs down.
jax's mama- My daughter is 22 months, and when she throws big fits, I just let her. I'm against CIO when they are infants, but as for the toddler, I just let her scream too!
karma- My daughter was exclusively breasfed for 4-5 months... And then introduced to baby food/cereal/solid accordingly. I just continued to bf for 19 months.
 
This ? would probably cause more controversy in the Newborn & Baby section, lol... But, here ya go :)

Breastfeeding?
- Whatever works for you is best - I breastfed exclusively for the first 2 months.

Bottle feeding?
- Whatever works for you is best - Bottlefed beginning when I went back to work after 8 weeks of leave.

Co-sleeping?
- Love it.

Extended breastfeeding?
- Not for me, but I don't have an opinion on what others do in this situation.

Baby Wearing?
- Works for me. :)

Vaccinations?
- Pro-vaccination.

Cry it out method?
- Not in my house.

Spanking?
- haven't gotten there yet (he gets a smack on the hand here and there, but nothing terrible)

Circumcision?
- My son is circumcized.
 
Breastfeeding - for

Bottle feeding - for, I did both for all my kids.

Co-sleeping - for

Extended breastfeeding - against. There are other ways to keep a bond with your child.

Baby Wearing - against

Vaccinations - for

Cry it out method - against.

Spanking - against.

Circumcision - against
 
not against breastfeeding, but it personally makes me feel sick and i do prefer formula--both are healthy.
i am against cosleeping with my children because i want them to learn to put themselves to sleep and be independent--plus my husband is a heavy guy and he moves a lot and that's our time to be close because we are extremely active with our children and don't want to show TOO much affection in front of them at a young age
not sure what baby wearing is---but i dont think i did it lol
not against vaccinations but the idea of them injecting the problem to build immunity is logical but sometimes can be harmful--our family has a long history of weak immunity
after i've tried everything possible for my child to calm them and there's nothing else to try and it's not a danger to their lives, i do let them cry it out.
i'm not for spanking because i feel that children are extremely absorbent and may take that as hitting and hit other children or any other violence
i have a 2yr old son and he was circumsized simply for the fact that it is healthier (less infections) and a lot of women DONT like uncircumsized so i'm just thinking ahead of time for him
 
I am all for a mother and father doing what is in the best interest for their child and their family. As for your list, I will answer for ME, and me only:

Breastfeeding? For
Bottle feeding? For when necessary
Co-sleeping? For when they are very young and breastfeeding (and mom has to wake up and work the next day, lol)
Extended breastfeeding? Not for me
Baby Wearing? For
Vaccinations? For
Cry it out method? Against
Spanking? Against
Circumcision? For


[Sits and waits for thumb's down...]
 
Breastfeeding is best but do not cry about it if you cannot do it.
My son drank formula from 6 months-12 months.
He still sleeps with me (he is 14 months)
My sister has a 3 year old that breastfeeds; enough is enough. Pretty soon it is just gross in my opinion.
Baby wearing is fine.
My son is vaccinated.
Now that he is older and throws fits I let him cry. Not when he was an infant.
He will be spanked if needed. So far, so good but when time-out stops working it will be an option.
He is circumcised. It is more sanitary, looks nicer and his wife will thank me. (plus he can look like daddy)
 
Breastfeeding? I did AND I DON'T MIND IT IT IS THE BEST CHOICE YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR CHILD. :)
Bottle feeding? I BOTTLE FEED NO CHOICE MY SON WOULDN'T LATCH ON.. :(
Co-sleeping?I DO DO IT SOMETIME BUT REALLY PREFER AND TRY TO KEEP HIM IN HIS BED
Extended breastfeeding?I DON'T SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT BUT I PERSONALLY WOULDN'T DO IT..
Vaccinations?I MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALL UP TO DATE I WANT THE BEST FOR MY CHILDREN :)
Cry it out method? SOMETIMES IF I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING AND I AM HOLDING HIM AND HE IS STILL CRYING I PUT HIM DOWN AND LET HIM CRY..
Spanking?I TRY NOT TO UNLESS HE IS REALLY BAD AND HASN'T LISTENED TO ALL MY WARNINGS..
Circumcision? I HAVEN'T CIRCUMCISED MY BOYS..
 
Breastfeeding is great!
Bottle feeding is ok too!
Co-sleeping is fine.
Extended breastfeeding is gross.
Baby wearing is fine.
Vaccinations are necessary and I think if you dont vaccinate you are putting your childrens lives in danger.
Cry it out method is the only think that works for some kids.
Spanking- I try not to, but I am not against it. Spare the rod, spoil the child... but there is a line.
Circumcision I think is also a health issue. Uncircumcised men have an increased chance of getting STD's as well as UTI's.
 
breastfeeding - tried but couldn't so bottle fed
bottle feeding- refer to above
co-sleeping - Absolutely not
extended breastfeeding- even if i could breast feed no
baby wearing - no
vaccinations- Absolutely yes
CIO- Absolutely not
spanking- only in EXTREME cases , haven't needed to and i prefer time outs
circumcision- don't have any boys but if i did have a boy it's a good possibility cause even if i said no daddy would probably argue
 
1. For breastfeeding. It's better for the baby and it's proven breast fed babies are healthier and score higher in IQ. Unless you cannot medically do it, everyone should at least try for the best benefit.

2. Neither for or against. Some cannot breastfeed due to medical reasons, what are they supposed to do, let their child starve?

3. Against co-sleeping. I think it teaches children to be co-dependent to others, instead of independence. Not to mention, it's dangerous. There have been numerous reports of co-sleeping deaths.

4. Against extended breastfeeding. After one year, it's cut off time. Anything after that is only serving the mom's deep psychological need to comfort themselves. Children should be introduced to baby food by this point.

5. For baby wearing, especially for newborns. Very young babies are comforted by the mother's heartbeat, and the mother knows where her baby is at all times. I'd much rather see this than the horrible practice of putting children on dog leashes.

6. For vaccinations. There is no proven link between vaccines and autism. Even if there was, the benefits to the majority to society outweight the small percentage that get negative side effects. Vaccines are why children and many adults do not die at even 5% of the rate they did 200 years ago.

7. For cry-it-out, under certain circumstances. For instance, if the child is old enough to walk and screams all the time about being picked up, it's time to cry it out. If not, again, the parents are teaching that child to be co-dependent.

8. For spanking in certain circumstances, and only a couple of swats on the bottom with an open hand, and only as a last resort when all other methods of parenting fail.

9. Against circumcision. There is no proven benefit to removing the foreskin. In fact, there are just as many risks to removing it as there are to keeping it. So, I feel that is a decision best left up to the one with the penis in question. If my son feels he would rather be cut in the future, that's his choice.
 
Breastfeeding? Nothing wrong with it, I breastfed my daughter.
Bottle feeding? Nothing wrong with that either, formula feeding my son.
Co-sleeping? Not really for that.
Extended breastfeeding? Not for that either.
Baby Wearing? I don't know what that is.
Vaccinations? My husband would kill me if I were against this!
Cry it out method? I see nothing wrong with letting them cry. Not for long periods of time though.
Spanking? Feel there's nothing wrong with a spanking. A beating on the other hand, of course, is wrong. I personally feel there's a great difference in spanking and beating.
Circumcision? Neither for or against.
 
i bottle feed i tried to breastfeed but i got fever in my breast and i decided not to take a chance of getting my first son sick. We co-slept with both are sons still are with one. Both my sons get the vaccinations but our doctor does not do the unnecessary ones. i have never used the CIO method i think if they are crying that they need something or just want to be comforted. Spanking haven't done it always threaten but never have we do the time out thing and take the toys away. Circumcision was done on both my boys just because of the simple fact that if you don't get it done it is very easy to get an infection and is very painful. baby wearing i'm for but my husband don't like it i just can't stand the leases on kids.
 
Breastfeeding? -- Tried but it didn't work out
Bottle feeding? -- Absolutely (and God, it is nice to have someone else be able to feed the baby)
Co-sleeping? -- Never did, but only because I heard nothing but horror stories on having to break the baby of the habit
Extended breastfeeding? -- See above
Baby Wearing? -- Never did it, never saw a need
Vaccinations? -- Only necessary ones
Cry it out method? -- Yes; sometimes it's the only thing that works
Spanking? -- We'll see when we get to that point
Circumcision? -- We did

Now, the real test -- lets see how many thumbs-down this garners.
 
1.I am for breastfeeding
2. breast fed and bottle fed (breastmilk) all 3 of my kids (they were pigs)
3. We co-slept, all my kids went peacefully and easily to their own beds and rooms.
4. I extended breastfeeding for my daughter until 18 months old (she had RSV and DR's recomended extention due to the health benefits.)
5. We had a baby backpack, rarely used it, kids are heavy to wear.
6. I vaccinate-
7.I believe in nurture over crying, but once nurtured a baby will usually cry themselves to sleep if necessary within 5 minutes-mine did.
8. I am not necessarily against a spank, I find it to be ineffective though.
9.my boys are circumcised.-I have no opinion either was on another's choice of circumcision.
 
I'm so grey-area on all these things.

Breastfeeding? I'm for it if the mom is for it.

Bottle feeding? I'm for it if the mom is for it.

Co-sleeping? I'm against it for me, but if mom wants to... so be it

Extended breastfeeding? I'm for it if mom is for it.

Baby Wearing? I'm not really sure what this means, outside of strapping baby in a carrier and doing the housework? Sounds like it would certainly make cleaning simpler.

Vaccinations? I'm for it and on an extended schedule if mom wants to.

Cry it out method? I'm for it if done properly (don't abandon baby to cry alone for an hour, it should be done in 1 to 5-minute intervals and for sleep-training purposes only)

Spanking? I'm for it

Circumcision? I'm for it if mom is for it
 
Pro Breastfeeding (although I didn't)
Pro Bottle feeding
Pro Co-sleeping
Pro Extended Breastfeeding within reason.
Pro Vaccinations
Anti CIO
Anti Spanking
Anti Circumcision

ETA: Thumbed down for having my own opinion! FRICKING LOVE IT!
 
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