I know. This is a touchy subject. I have friends and family members that are pretty passionate about both of these. To a new mom, this decision is challenging. I read the books-Babywise & Attachment Parenting-which represent the opposite ends of the pendulum. I found both books helpful, but didn’t wholeheartedly agree with either. In my circle of mothers, there is this unspoken pressure to be BabyWise. When I really asked friends about their parenting style, I was somewhat surprised to hear that most (not all) loosely followed babywise, and the key word here is LOOSELY. My biggest beef about babywise is that it kept saying, “your baby will…” All I could think, is “my baby hasn’t read this book, so my baby may not…”

As I’m watching the news tonight, ABC had an interesting piece on this very issue, you can read it here.

Yet again, more “experts” weighing in on the subject. My cousin, Jenni, and I came up with what we feel has worked best for us so far—somewhere in the middle, parenting without the extremes. I’m no expert of course, my little one is 6 months old and isn’t technically “sleeping through the night”. There is a part of me that feels the need to justify that, but I won’t. I don’t need to. I’m doing what I think is best for me and my baby-and that needs no explanation or justification.