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@sweettea This is a really important factor to note. Going back to work in the US after only a few short weeks would be so hard. At least here in Aus we get up to 20 weeks paid by the government + some people up to another 24 weeks from our employers if they offer it. Yet still people are...

@netwaxer That makes sense. And I too remember thinking (pre baby) how I wanted my child to be independent and resilient for their own good. Nothing to do with ST’ing. I think I’m already starting to drift away from friends who ST or try to teach independence. E.g I know some mothers who...

@netwaxer I hear what you’re saying, but it’s about intent. The friends that leave their 12wk old babies to read black & white books or to be in their pods during the day (remove them if they fall asleep on them to avoid “bad habits”) are purposefully removing connection/touch/site with their...

@katrina2017 I’m so sorry to hear you experience this with your sleep. I hope it improves for you in the near future

@dvidxpsyko So good you stuck to your parenting choices. It sounds like your little one has a beautiful attachment to you. Co sleeping and breastfeeding at that age is such a wonderful thing. And yep, the sleep schools here are just awful. Can you imagine what the nurses there are like...

@joeparis123 So many people do. I think it’s more common than not in todays society 😢

@dallastexan It’s so hard isn’t it. And the topic of it not filtrating into government is such a huge topic that it deserves a thread of its own. There isn’t direct studies to show if there is or isn’t harm with sleep training (which many parents cling to, to justify why they do it). But the...

@gusbus This is a really good summary. Thank you for sharing. I agree with you. I do hope, at their core, that people do want to respond. I think my heartache and frustrations come about from people who turn a blind eye to the facts, have the family support, two parents, finances, time...

@margaretjankowski And I think it’s probably a minority who ST because they have to. I think most, anecdotally, do so out of convenience. It truly makes me wonder why people have children if they don’t want to nurture them both day and night.

@cjegan2014 Proud of you! Out of interest, how have they responded?

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@debbiety Oh my goodness… this would be so tough. You are so strong for being able to do this. I’m sorry you have to experience this

@jujus ❤️❤️❤️ it is true. Although anecdotally, I am seeing friends toddlers around the age of 2-2.5 who were sleep trained who are now calling out and crying overnight. Unfortunately they believed that sleep is a “skill” and that they taught their children to be “independent”. It couldn’t be...

@jujus Such a beautiful summary. Thank you for sharing. I think you’ve hit the nail right on the head. It’s much easier to turn a blind eye, or choose not to know. And having had some absolutely shocking nights for months on end, I can absolutely see why people would pay $ (and therefore see...

@galileee Your second last paragraph is very important. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. I feel the same way too

@jujus What an incredible job you are doing to raise twins! It breaks my heart my heart to hear about your brother and wife. And it breaks my heart to not say anything to people that I come across as I feel I’m doing a disservice to the child and even the parents. I know if I was a parent and...

@amanda911 Drained and un empowered is how I feel too. I have tried to discuss it very tactfully and I lost a friend over it. Ironically, I am not too keen on being her friend now either knowing what she does with her children and her inability to acknowledge fact. I know factually...

@latyneyez That’s the thing. It’s so instinctual to respond isn’t it ❤️. I don’t think anyone would instinctually set a timer on their phones for different intervals or pick up/put down their children in a cot. People are only doing this because someone has told them to.

@andee She is. She has plenty of people who try to pull her up on her misinformation, but she does nothing about it. She once posted two pictures of what she said was breastmilk side by side and said that they were showing how one was more nutritious than the other as it was timed feeding and...

@ivan5123 Me too!! 👏🏼