Funny looks?

[special_kala]

Does anyone get any funny looks from people when they mention things about your LO?

for example,

Im taking River to baby signing classes and everyone i have mentioned it to have looked at me like a loon!

Im looking at using amber necklace when she is teething and also get the loon look for this

anyone else?

 

[AP]

Yup- i get the looks when i tell them i might do baby massage.

also get the looks when i tell them alex is 24 weeks old (but shes meant to be 12!)

 

[Scally]

Yep i definitely get it with the amber necklaces. I find that the older generation always look like that when talking about colic, infacol and dr brown bottles!

 

[louise1302]

i do baby signing and he wears an amber necklace, i also wear him even hought hes 23 lbs lol, i get the madwoman look all the time

 

[bloodbinds]

I can't wait to go to baby signing classes! My sister did it and it was brill! So luckily my family already know all about it so i hope i wont be getting any funny looks! Lol

Never heard of the amber necklace, what is this? Any good?

 

[bonbon]

The other thing I get funny looks for is the reusable nappies that Seb wears. And everyone seems to think that I want to hear their opinion about the pros and cons of them!
Baby singing is great for their communication and speech dev. so good for you!

 

[special_kala]

i do baby signing and he wears an amber necklace, i also wear him even hought hes 23 lbs lol, i get the madwoman look all the time

what is baby wearing? do you not use a pushchair at all?

i do find our pushchair (as lovely as it is) a bit of a hinderence at times and prefer using our carrier

 

[TigerLady]

OOO!! Babywearing is the BEST!! Check out the natural parenting section. But basically you get slings or carriers that allow you to carry them instead of using prams. I have almost NEVER used my pram. I carry my LO in a sling or a mai tei.

I get crazy looks all the time about:
babywearing
BLW
Co-sleeping
Paying $20 for Sophie the Giraffe
Wanting to do cloth bums part time



Here is a pic of me wearing Otter and there is another one of him in the ring sling in my siggie.
https://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx223/TigerLady_Otter/IMG_1246.jpg

 

[Elysian1c0]

Yeah, all the time.
I say I breastfeed, people look surprised or like I gave them TMI.
I say I carry him in a sling, they say, what's that? (I hate using his stroller or "pushchair")
I say he sleeps next to me at night, they look at me like they feel bad for me...
I say I want to try to infant toilet train, they practically laugh in my face.

I'm not even gonna mention being interested in baby-led weaning. I anticipate angry responses...
Do you know that EVERYONE (practically) lectured me and OH about OUR DECISION not to circumcise OUR CHILD. I mean, a full on lecture...followed by pleading to PLEASE get him snipped.



UGH.

 

[GersPrincess]

I get them all the time, but for things I would class as normal!
ie.. I breastfeed,
I get in the bath with Emily every night, play with her, sing to her a read her one of her bath books
I baby massage her every night
I wash and dry her face after every nap (I always feel grotty after a nap, so she might too)
I use cotton wool & warm water & not baby wipes
We read books together
I talk to her constantly
Oh, and we start a baby book rhymetime thing at our library on mon and I cant wait

Apparently all these things mean I'm a "hippie" parent!!!!

 

[Kitten]

Oh yeah, same as the others really. I'm mad for:

- breastfeeding
- having him sleep in my room
- occasionally co-sleeping
- waiting until 6 months to wean him (heaven forbid!!)
- BLW
- babywearing
- swimming lessons
- following his lead rather than implementing a routine
- amber necklace

I could go on, basically I'm a fruitcake but I have a baby that rarely cries and loves his mum to bits so I couldn't give a monkeys hehe.

 

[petal040]

I get them too