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AP mamas roll call ~Please sign in~
This is a discussion on AP mamas roll call ~Please sign in~ within the Attachment Parenting forums, part of the Parenting Babies & Toddlers category; I thought it would be fun to have an AP mamas master thread, to know who the regulars are and ...
I thought it would be fun to have an AP mamas master thread, to know who the regulars are and welcome the newbies, so please sign in and let us know a bit about you!
I'll start...
My name is Carmen, I am an AP SAHM to Valentina (3) and my intact baby boy Vicente (6 months). right now I am breastfeeding Vicente exclusively, we cosleep, cloth diaper and sling all day long!
My name is April. I'm 26 and am a SAHM AP mom to Jayna. She's 8 months old. Jayna is a total boobie baby... She has never had a drop of formula! We co-sleep part time and use a sling whenever we can. We follow her cues on everything. She's the happiest baby you ever saw!
I'm Jeannine. We are probably considered AP, although I go with what works for us, not necessarily a certain style. We babywear, bf exclusively, cloth diaper and sidecar sleep. We do vax.
Hi i am traci mom to brendan. i exclusively bfeed, cosleep, babywear, i do plan making babyfood and teach postive discipline down the road
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Traci
Mommy to Brendan August 4, 2004
My angels in my heart forever and in my father(8-26-87) loving arms Alizah 6-18-02 Trey Feb 2003 surrounded by my 2 guinea pigs Felecia feb 9 2003 and patchy 6/2004
Brendan and Blackie
Hi i'm Maggie mom to Ewan who is 10 weeks....My son is intact a fact that i'm proud to tell all. We bf exclusivly and other then the first couple of days when we had such a hard time with latching Ewan has never had a bottle. we cloth diaper, babywear, we share a room with Ewan but only co sleep sometimes as he does much better in the crib...and by reading his cues I have discovered that co sleeping is not for every baby. I plan on making his food with organics and teaching gentle discipline..
I'm Laura. AP mama of my 3 kiddos... Olivia-5, Mesa-3, and Levi- the baby.
I guess I'll make my little "list"... we child-led wean, nurse exclusively the first year, cloth diaper, my little man is intact, we co-sleep, eat mostly organic, I make their clothing, we homeschool, and we never, ever spank.
I am Kim and my daughter is Isabell awho is nearly 11 months s (time flies) We co-sleep, exclusively breastfed till 10 months, she now gets a supplemental bottle at night of 2 ounces before bed, and we eat only the best organics. Isabella's sling is my arms since she refuses to ride in hers We are selectively vax'ing.
Hi! I'm Lindsey and DH Gregg and I currently have one daughter, Grace, who is 16 months old. We have been AP from the beginning... she was breastfed, is cloth diapered, co slept until she made the move out of our bed on her own, we discovered slings when she was almost a year old, and we use gentle discipline.
Hello all. My name is Jane, my Dh and I are AP to our beautiful son Ian who is 7 months old. He is exclusively BF, intact, cloth diapered, sleeps in our room (sometimes with us, sometimes in his own bed) and is starting to eat yummy homemade solid food. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you other AP mommies!
I suppose I should finally make a formal intro. here
I have 2 DD's. My baby is Isabella. She is BF and cloth diapered. I will be making all of her babyfood when that time comes for us. We use gentle discipline and positive reinforcement. Spankings are NOT ALLOWED with our children. We use a sling less often lately and rather just carry her in our arms as the sling is getting awkward as she grows. We follow our own vax. schedule that makes us more comfortable. We don't cosleep any more (at least not all the time for the whole night) as she sleeps better in her own crib.
Ooh, I just found my way over here, so I thought I'd give myself a formal introduction. My name is Carrie and I'm an AP to DD Eliana who is 15 months. Since her birth, I've used slings (not so much now because she's too big so I just carry her around), breastfeed, homemade babyfood (all our food is organic), cloth diapered, and co-sleeps occasionally. Sometimes she'll want to sleep in her own bed, but whenever she's lays in bed with me and falls asleep, she's stay there all night. Gentle discipline and no spanking at all. Our house and the family is a very positive place so hopefully she'll grow up to have a positive outlook.
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~ Carrie ~
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DD Eliana Raine
Born September 2, 2003
Weighing 4 pounds, 7 ounces
Time 8.pm
"Eliana" ~ Hebrew ~ Answered Prayer
"Raine" ~ English ~ Wise Ruler
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DS Thao
Born February 1, 2003
"Thao" ~ Vietnamese ~ Courtesy
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DD Nan
Born December 30, 1995
"Nan" ~ Hebrew ~ Grace
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DS Nicholas
Born November 26, 1993
"Nicholas" ~ Greek ~ Victorious People
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Hi, I'm Michele and I have one 20 month old son, Rowan (3/24/03).
I babywear (although it's getting difficult with a 35 pounder), still bf (more and more, it seems), co-sleep, practice positive/gentle discipline. I use disposable diapers and we did vax.
I'm in graduate school working on a PhD in Human Development and Education Policy so I go in 2days/wk and my Mom watches him. Other than that, I spend all of my time with my little man!
I'm Denise... SAHM/WAHM to four dd's... my youngest are twins aged 5.5 months, and are solely breastfed... we sling and co-sleep... I'm terrible at laundry, so haven't tried cloth dipes, but if truth be told I am interested... My two older bunnies are 13.5 and nearly 6... =0)
Denise
My children are the sun, moon and stars to me!!
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Mothering with a natural flavor... love!!
Cotton-on to cloth with Cuddlebugz... It's never too late to switch!!
Hi all,
first time here, so here goes: I'm a stay home mom to 20.5 month old son, Dylan. Exclusively breastfed for 8 months, almost exculsively bf after that until about 15 months old. Whole family is vegetarian, and we do organic whenever possible. Dylan stayed in sling from about 1 month until sometime around a year. We co-sleep, and plan to stay that way until he wants his own bed. We did all the vaccines but one, but I wasn't exactly happy about it. I believe wholeheartedly in gentle/positive discipline, but to be honest, sometimes I wonder if I have the patietns for it. I also plan to homeschool. And oh yeah, I LOVE disposable diapers! I am not into laundry!
I am Melissa, mama to one toddler, Elias. Elias is a happily slung 2 year old, which is good since we are pedestrians. We cosleep. We practice GD. I am a avid cloth diaperer. I do not vax my son. I am a vegetarian, and Elias is most of the time, except when he goes to his grandmother's who makes meat everything LOL. He is happily attached
I am a SAHM mom, and I am single. I live in Manhattan. I graduated from college last summer with a Journalism degree. I plan on starting my Master's this fall.
My name is Elisha, and I consider myself to be an APer, even though I don't have all the necessary "requirements." I am going to school, so DD gets pumped milk while I am there, and I was lucky enough to find an AP babysitter. She has gotten some formula, but only while I was hospitalized and when I can't pump enough for her while she is at the babysitters. She shall wean herself, no matter how long it takes. I did vax, and I don't use cloth diapers, and she eats jarred food for the most part. However, I am ATTACHED to my daughter (in the most sensitive way because of some past experiences I have had), and I won't ever raise a harsh hand to her, and I will wait until she is old enough for discipline to give it to her, and I will always affirm her, even when she comes home when she is sixteen and has blue hair (humph!).
I'm Lisa-Marie, AP momma to 3 1/2 year old Brandon and expecting another little one in August. Ds is intact, was breastfed until he was 35 months, although he did have a couple of bottles of formula in that time, we didn't use a sling much for various reasons, but we did occasionally. We've been co-sleeping with him almost since he was born, although he's had his own bed right next to ours for the last 10 months or so. We try very hard to do gentle discipline, but have a bit of a problem with too much yelling. Especially at the moment, I seem to have had no patience at all for the last week or so. Hopefully it's a temporary pregnancy thing.
We've mostly used disposables, but did cloth diaper days for about an 8/10 month period and we are seriously considering cloth diapering this next baby. We don't vax. I didn't make my own baby food, though I might this time. We'll see which works out less expensive. I know that's not a great reason to make a decision, but it's an important one for us at this point.
I think that's about it. Although, I don't actually consider a lot of the above AP, more like Natural Parenting.
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Lisa-Marie
Mommy to Brandon, Cameron and far too many angels.
AP mamas roll call ~Please sign in~
She has never had a drop of formula! We co-sleep part time and use a sling whenever we can. We follow her cues on everything. She's the happiest baby you ever saw! 
I'm Cathy SAH mama to Zarah, 5 months. We co-sleep, breastfeed, sling, and *sometimes* cloth dipe~~ I am TERRIBLE at doing laundry! 
