[shen7]

Are you or have you ever attempted:

- cosleeping or bedsharing?

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)?

- baby led weaning/baby led solids?

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething?

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication?

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys?

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community?

[Repti.Mom]

Technically by definition I co-sleep, because the baby stays in our room for a while. Well if they're not like Sebastian or Becca and prefer sleeping in the swing or car seat lol. That would be it out of the list. If I had a sling tutor I would use one of those too for convenience.

[alwayssmile]

- cosleeping or bedsharing? Both! I'm sad b/c the only time Aiden spends in our bed now is in the morning for his first nursing of the day.

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? Yep! Big time BWer here!

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? Yep, did BLW.

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? No. I don't like the idea of things seeping into my kid that hasn't been scientifically tested.

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? No.

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? I really limit plastic toys. Most of them were gifts that I couldn't return. Wood toys and books are honestly played with the most!

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community? Still Bfing past a year, we use cloth napkins and "paper" towels, and clean 90% of things with vinegar (most of the rest is cleaned with CJs all purpose cleaner).

[LifeToTheMax]

Are you or have you ever attempted:

- cosleeping or bedsharing? He bedshared until 6 weeks, and then he would ONLY sleep alone in his crib. He likes his space Now, when he's sick of fussy he'll come sleep with me, but he still really prefers to sleep alone.

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? All the time, I had a moby-like wrap and a mei tai when he was tiny, and now he's in the Ergo a lot.

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? Both. He weaned when he was ready, earlier than I had planned.

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? Amber teething necklace, it helps so much!

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? No

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? I don't buy things made in China (unless there is no practical alternative), I only buy non-toxic toys, I prefer recycled toys, but I'll be honest and he has some plastic toys that aren't recycled or recyclable becuase they are just awesome (or gifts!) still made in the USA, though.

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community? I guess? My coworkers tease me becuase I don't buy paper towels, I use rags. I use cloth napkins 99% of the time. I've started using family cloth (which is really just me). I walk/bike anywhere I can. I buy locally grown or organic foods, and I want to join a CSA this fall.

[Irish_Wristwatch]

- cosleeping or bedsharing? yes

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? yes

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? yes

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? yes

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? no

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? I dont buy them but others still do, and i generally let the kids play with them

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community? probably, we only use unpaper towel and family cloth, TP is for guests and I use mama cloth, make my own all purpose cleaner

[greenchild]

cosleeping or bedsharing? no. well, sort of. He slept in our room for the first 6 months, and we'd occasionally co-sleep. But I cannot get ANY sleep when he's in bed with us and he very easily gets dependent on it. We both sleep much better in our own beds.

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? yes, loved all the carriers I used!! I still occasionally use my ring sling, but IDK if the ergo will see more use since he's so close to walking.

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? ooooooh I SO wanted to do this!!! There was a whole mess with him being anemic (prematurity + exclusively breastmilk) and at the time I followed dr's orders to start solids for the iron, but NOW I know I could have handled it much differently, with MUCH better results.

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? yes

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? again, really wanted to do this, but this kid just has no clue he's peeing when he's peeing!!! And he's 3!!

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? This I don't worry about ~ I HOPE none of his toys are toxic . . . he chews on the wood ones, but not the plastic ones. With his delays, I will get him whatever toy will help his skills.

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community? I utilize Freecycle and craigslist quite a bit, and then there's always the cloth tampons . . .

[ashleyj88]

- cosleeping or bedsharing? Yes!

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? I have a sling and a Beco.

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? Yes.

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? No.

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? Not really. She went diaperless for a few days recently while her rash cleared up though.

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? No. We have a lot of organic made in the USA toys but honestly I just go for whatever is a good price that she'll actually play with.

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community? I use a Diva Cup and mama cloth, I'm vegetarian, we use natural cleaners whenever possible and Gerber prefolds for paper towels/tissues/napkins most of the time.

[Gaby&Emmy'sMama]

I'm very much a non-crunchy mama, apart from using cloth...

- cosleeping or bedsharing?
unofficially coslept with Gaby from about 24+ months, if that still counts.. it was more a case of her hating her bed, and me not having the energy to fight night after night.... 3 years later she is FINALLY back in her bed though

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)?
a few times with both girls, but never really kept at it...

- baby led weaning/baby led solids?
no

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething?
I had an amber necklace for Emmy for awhile but misplaced it...

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication?
no... this isnt' for me/us

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys?
not really...

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community?
no...

[BlueEyes09]

We bed share, have an amber necklace and baby wear. We have an ergo that I LOVE and just ordered a Maya RS. And if I have the option we always pick BPA free plastics, but I can't say we do a great job with that, most of her toys are plastic.

Oh and we breastfeed, which is more squishy than crunchy

[caitbeans]

- cosleeping or bedsharing? Colton sleeps in his room in his crib, but he coslept until about 3 months when he outgrew his cradle. My DD still co sleeps- Colton just is a lot more "independent" (for lack of a better word) than DD.

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? Yup, wrap.

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? yup we are doing baby led weaning now.

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? amber necklace.

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? nope

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? not really.

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community? we belong to a CSA, i buy some of our meet from a local butcher, we recycle everything, we freecycle most everything, grow a lot of our own veggies in the summer

[acupofjoe]

Are you or have you ever attempted:

- cosleeping or bedsharing?we have with all of our kids so far.

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)?sling.

- baby led weaning/baby led solids?yes

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething?yes

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication?no

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys?no

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community?

[shen7]

- cosleeping or bedsharing? Yup, still mostly bedsharing, sometimes she is in a cot next to the bed

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? We have a maya ring sling and an ergo and use both often no stoller atm!

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? Yes

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? No

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? Yes

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? I had high goals for this but have unfortunately run into the reality of giving her whatever shuts her for a minute and we have taken lots of gifts and hand me downs. She does have only one battery operated noisy toy right now, and it is actually really chinese, her uncle lives in Beijing and brought it for Christmas! It sings songs in Chinese when you hit different buttons.

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community? I live in a pretty crunchy place, so no, not really by these standards I do fit in pretty well though!

[ashj_1218]

- cosleeping or bedsharing? Yep, for at least half of the night. He starts in his crib and then gets in our bed after he wakes for the second time (he still gets up about every 2-3 hours). We have a cosleeper next to the bed, but it is a glorified bedrail.

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? I usually use the K'tan. It gets use daily. I also have a mei tai, a ring sling (Maya), and some random B'jorn that doesn't get used. I prefer the mei tai for newborn, the ring sling for hip-carry, and the K'tan for everything else. We are currently in "everything else."

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? Sorta yes, sorta no. We do baby food that I make. Liam chose when he weaned (like Amy, earlier than I would have thought) and he was on all finger foods by 9 months. We did some spoon feeding though. We plan the same thing for Kieran.

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? Not with Liam...debating with Kieran.

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? Nah, not really our thing. I am lazy.

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? Hahahahaha...no. We have grandparents, uncles, aunts, and great grandparents who buy toys out the wazoo. Trying to limit it would be a losing battle. We live in the "land of plastic crap" right now.

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community? ALL of this is deemed crunchy by my community. People here are not so natural-minded. I also birth naturally which basically makes me a leper

[alicenwonderland]

oh sad lol i don't do any of that, at least not anymore! I still babywear on the rare occasion.

[fluffycheeks]

Are you or have you ever attempted:

- cosleeping or bedsharing? Yes

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? I have several pouch slings and Moby wrap. I'm on the hunt for a good deal on an Ergo

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? Yes

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? Yes

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? No, not for us

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? I try to, but it's HARD. We have too many plastic ones for sure

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community? Pretty much the only non-reusable item we use is toilet paper. We buy organic and whole foods as much as possible. We try to use natural remedies before turning to the doctor or prescriptions.

[angelsailor288]

- cosleeping or bedsharing? We cosleep

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? Yes, honestly not even sure what I have, there is no tag and I got it at a consignment sale. It looks like a becco though. I also used to use the moby before he got too heavy

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? Somewhat but jars are convenient

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? no

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? no

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? Most of the time

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community? When I do buy jar food, or feed those puffs, yogurt puffs, etc, I only buy organic

[somo_chickenlady]

- cosleeping or bedsharing? We tried cosleeping with our son, but he made so much noise in his sleep (found out later he had sleep apnea) and neither of us got ANY sleep so we moved him to his own room.

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? Yes, LOVE it! Wrap, pouch, ring sling, Mei Tai

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? Yes

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? No, but I'm curious about it. I'm wonder if it really works or not.

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? No

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? Yes

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community? Cloth diapering obviously, making my own baby food, AP, same here in regards to the only non-reusable item is toilet paper, mama cloth, no birth control, and I make my own laundry soap and all purpose cleaner that I use for EVERYTHING.

[D@mnedYankee]

we sometimes cosleep. We have been lately and I need to work on getting him back in his crib
I have a baby bjorn that I use from time to time but thats it

[Tiki]

- cosleeping or bedsharing? We bed share

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? Yes, 2 ergos, and a stretchy wrap

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? Yep

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? Amber and Hazelwood, for the whole family

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? No

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? Yep, and we try to buy locla whenever possible

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community We also full term breastfeed, and attachment parent. We try to eat local when possible. Edit: I forgot to mention we use unpaper towels and family cloth as well We belonged to a CSA too this last summer though I don't think I am going to do it again this year as I felt we wasted alot and it wasn't the right fit for us. I do most of my shopping at the farmers market and we eat whole foods. We also boycott Nestle. We had a natural hospital birth (Would have had it at home if I had been able to get a midwife)

[OurSweetLabs]

Are you or have you ever attempted:

- cosleeping or bedsharing? Our almost 4 year old still ends up in our bed several nights a week

- Babywearing, and with what (sling, wrap, pouch, ssc)? I have a moby, I am also ordering a water sling and an undecided carrier

- baby led weaning/baby led solids? Baby led weaning and no solids at all before 6 months

- amber necklaces/bracelets for teething? nope

- natural infant hygiene/elimination communication? nope

- limiting or removing plastic, made in China, etc toys, buying only nontoxic toys? we try, but not very hard

- anything else deemed "crunchy" by your community? We raise our own chicken, grow a lot of veggies and DH/ family hunts for meat when possible.