| When I became pregnant with my daughter,
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| | enough to listen to their hearts AND
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| Aubrey, I was 21 years old, freshly
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| | their children's cries! I also learned
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| married and scared to death! I read all
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| | that my co-sleeping is actually a great
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| the books, including the "What to Expect"
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| | way to "attachment" parent, and is
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| series (even the infant and toddler
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| | especially good when you are
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| ones). All these books gave us "one size
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| | breastfeeding.I was introduced to cloth
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| fits all" kind of parenting advice.When
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| | diapers, which at first I thought, "NO
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| Aubrey was born, we practiced the "one
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| | WAY; Are people NUTS?"; Well I know
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| size fit's all"; parenting advocated by
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| | different now. I then began cloth
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| all the books I read. We encouraged her
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| | diapering my then 8 month old little boy.
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| to fall asleep on her on, meaning we let
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| | The patterns are so fun, the work is
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| her cry herself to sleep. I also
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| | minimal and I know that I am doing just a
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| encouraged Aubrey to feel comfortable
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| | little part to save the earth. Not to
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| playing alone, and not need me. I did
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| | mention save some money! Another added
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| however KNOW that breast milk was best,
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| | benefit to my choosing cloth, is my son
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| and since I did not know that the
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| | has extremely sensitive skin, and with
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| resources were out there to seek help to
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| | cloth diapers he has had not ONE break
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| learn HOW to breastfeed, I
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| | out -- not even a hint of any type of
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| pumped.Fast-forward 5 years.I
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| | diaper rash.To me Attachment Parenting is
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| unexpectedly got pregnant with my son.
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| | not at all about a set guidelines though
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| This time I found myself alone. So,
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| | this is the set provided by Attachment
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| instead of reading (yet again) all the
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| | Parenting International:1. Preparation
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| more mainstream books, I instead turned
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| | for Childbirth2. Emotional
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| to my heart. I searched my heart for the
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| | Responsiveness3. Breastfeed your Baby4.
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| kind of parent I wanted to be. The kind
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| | Baby Wearing5. Shared sleep and Safe
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| of child I wanted my son or daughter to
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| | Sleeping Guidelines6. Avoid frequent and
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| be. I was not going to have help this
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| | prolonged separations from your baby7.
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| time, so it had to be something I would
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| | Positive Discipline8. Maintain balance in
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| understand, stick with and love, unlike
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| | your family lifeWe (as a family) practice
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| the parenting style I choose with my
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| | several or most of these guidelines, now.
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| older daughter.I had no idea about
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| | Though like I said, my daughter as a baby
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| Attachment Parenting. I did not know
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| | was not parented this way, so I have a
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| there was a name for how I instinctively
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| | good sense of the exact diffrences in the
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| parented my son. I just followed heart. I
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| | two children.Why these guidelines are
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| was steadfast in my resolve to breastfeed
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| | nice to see, they are (to me) just that
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| my son. I sought so much help in this. I
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| | guidelines, to me Attachment parenting is
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| had issues, just like many other first
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| | more about Instinctive parenting
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| time nursing mommas. From problems with
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| | listening to my heart and doing what
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| to much milk, to problems with the pace
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| | comes naturally to me, not about some set
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| that my milk did flow as well. We
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| | of guidelines I "must" follow.Now my son
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| struggled, but it was a struggle that
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| | is 22 months old, still and still totally
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| really made me feel good, like I was
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| | "Attachment Parented," which to me means
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| really doing the best thing possible for
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| | he is continueing to co-sleep, nurse, is
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| myself and my child. We eventually "got
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| | still being worn on a daily basis, and
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| it" and it was/is the best thing in the
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| | still has cute cloth on his little butt
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| world for both of us!Then while at a LLL
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| | every day AND night.He walks, has started
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| Meeting someone was wearing a ring sling.
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| | talking, and is becoming a real "little
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| I thought it was amazing to be able to
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| | man" (I am sometimes sad to say.) I am
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| hold your baby AND get something done! So
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| | confident that he is so well adjusted
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| I bought one. This was my first and not
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| | because I was and am so steadfast in "my
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| my most comfortable, but I learned that I
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| | kind of parenting"; and my beliefs.
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| could have my newborn son with me, and
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| | Jennifer Sprague, co-owner of High Top
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| still tend to my 5-year-old daughter and
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| | Baby Designs. She has several years of
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| get work done around the house.I
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| | teaching experience, working with infants
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| searched, high and low, to find the
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| | through adults and has a passion for
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| perfect sling for me. I learned how many
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| | helping children live happy, healthy and
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| different types there were, and decided
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| | secure lives. Jennifer has been a nanny,
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| on how I liked mine best. When I did not
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| | daycare provider, teacher, and is
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| find one on the market that catered to my
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| | currently studying to become a Doula and
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| needs and wants, I created my own.It was
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| | a Lactation Consultant. She enjoys
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| not till then, that I accidentally bumped
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| | spending time with her two wonderful
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| into the name "Attachment Parenting"; I
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| | children, Aubrey and Zachary. Jennifer is
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| started reading, and was amazed and
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| | also an advocate for peaceful parenting
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| shocked that there were other mommas just
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| | everywhere she goes.
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| like me. Mommas who loved their children
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