I was kiiiiinda crunchy before HB but I can tell I'm much more crunchier after HB! I was always pro co-sleeping, babywearing and BFing. And I made my own baby food from organic fruits/vegetables. But I never considered cloth diapers before HB. And I'm much more conscious of what I feed my family now. I also threw away most of our electronic toys and opted for more developmentally appropriate toys and games (not sure if this is considered crunchy or not). Anyhow, I definitely feel a lot more crunchier now. I'm even considering growing my own vegetables and herbs. And maybe even switching to all organic, grass-fed meats.
-
I understand cloth diapers a lot more since being on here. I still don't think I will use them, but now I get why people do and considered it. That's kind of crunchy
-
I don't think I know what crunchy means?
-
I don't think I would have ever considered cloth diapering if it weren't for HB!
-
I was way crunchier before having a baby. Now I just try to make it through the day. There are so many things I swore I would do when I was pregnant and almost none of them panned out.
-
I was always pretty crunchy on my own.
@.twist.: Like a hippie. Except not--my mom always says she is NOT a hippie because she grew up in the 60s/70s in San Francisco and she knows the difference. To most other people everyone thinks she is a hippie. It's the kind of hippie that most people our age *thinks* is a hippie--cloth diapers, pack your own lunch, save the earth, breastfeeding "breast is best" , etc, etc, etc. I think baby led weaning fits here, too. -
I'd never heard of (modern) cloth diapers before HB (now we're total converts). I'd always planned on BFing, but hadn't thought about baby-wearing, co-sleeping or making my own baby food (which we plan to do).
-
I used to have a CSA and be nearly vegetarian. Never thought I would use cloth diapers but chose gDiapers because they are compostable/flushable and then switched to cloths because they were easier,
I grew up a healthy eater with "hippie" outlook on life in general. I pack my husband's lunch (and mine when I was working). I do not do BLW and that is the only thing on HB that I think is crunchier than me.@futuremrsmck: Oh, duh! I forgot about the making your own babyfood, babywearing, and cosleeping. HB didn't change my decisions on those either.
-
I voted no as I've always been sufficiently crunchy on my own (I mean, when I was 21 I spent two months in India studying yoga with my guru....so, yeah....).
It's great to have a place where I can be open about and supported in my crunchiness!
-
I've always been yuppie-crunch (buy local organic meat, farmers market veggies and cheese; books over video games, small biz over big box store, etc.) and so I planned to make my own baby food and babywear before HB. We co-sleep, which we didn't think we would do before LO; but once she got here, it just felt right (and she started sleeping through the night immediately once we started co-sleeping, so yeah, co-sleeping rocks).
I don't think I'm "crunchy" compared to most of HB since I'm really pro-doctors and hospitals.
-
my parents are hippie/DIYers and I live in a verrry crunchy part of the world.
I voted no because around here you get practically beaten in the street (okay, maybe not beaten, but certainly are harshly judged) for having a medicated birth, formula feeding, disposable diapers, non-organic food, use a stroller, letting your kid watch TV, etc. Since joining HB I've learned that it's okay if you can't or don't do everything perfectly. And that's been a HUGE help. When I had DS I was asked to join all these crunchy mothers groups from the BirthCenter or lacation consultant's office but couldn't because they all meet up on Tuesdays at 10am and I work. (Insert judgey "you're leaving your baby!!?"-face here.)
So, thank you, HB. I know I'm not a perfect mother, but I am the best mother for my awesome son. -
@yoursilverlining: Ah! I like how you put it..."yuppie-crunchy". I would say that describes me too.
-
Nope, like @bree72 I think I've relaxed my standards, if anything. I was (and am) a big BF proponent, but there are little things like making my own baby food, NEVER allowing LO to watch TV, and not buying clothes with characters on them that I would have swore I'd do before having a kid. Now, I just do what works, within reason. Parenthood is hard enough as it is.
-
@Mrs. Yoyo: Yeah, the NEVER allowing TV thing doesn't work for us. As much as I would love my son to be reading books, doing puzzles and crafts all day long, it's just not possible!
I also chose not to cloth diaper, although I did become interested in it after HB. I also never considered an unmedicated birth. No way jose.
-
No, I was born crunchy thanks to my hippie parents, but only to a point- convenience and finances win out in the end. Having lived in two of the crunchiest cities (Flagstaff, AZ and Boulder, CO) has contributed to my lifestyle too.
-
@banana: Ditto about CDing and unmedicated child birth! And we read SO MANY books that I try not to feel bad about the 5 or 10 minutes of TV he gets here or there ...
-
I don't think it really changed my crunchiness at all. I also don't think HB is very crunchy.
-
@c.sassy: I guess i don't know anyone crunchier than the crunchy mamas here on HB. So to me, HB is pretty crunchy! Although I do know one mom that chose to move her family to a farm and is probably as crunchy as they get.
-
No. I don't think I'm crunchy.... I think I'm in the middle. Honestly I think I'd be crunchier if I could afford it.... but I don't think it's because of HB, I think it's just me.
-
Maybe a little bit in terms of finding the most natural way of doing things! Overall, I am not that crunchy, but I have hired a doula which is CRAZY CRUNCHY for my area.
-
we were underground hippies and planning on CDing, etc. but this community has definitely made it easier for DH and i to continue on with what we want to do and given us the encouragement! i know when LO arrives, i'll need you guys more than ever!
-
I'm a yogi, soooo I'm already pretty "crunchy." But, my moms boss told me I'm not legit because I don't drive an electric car yet. Well, I'm still driving my four door coupe from law school, but if you want to buy me an electric car go right ahead!!! But, we don't have babies yet, so I don't know what will really happen, but this site has taught me lots of stuff I'd like to try. like cloth diapering, making my own baby food, and some other stuff. The biggest eye opener for me as a non mom was how toxic disposables are.
-
I wouldn't really consider myself "crunchy", but I am definitely more open to "crunchy" ideas since joining HB. Even before hellobee though I was pretty open to learning about what would be best for my baby. I am super pro breastfeeding and absolutely refuse to give up and would love to EBF until LO wants to wean. I always thought BF longer than 6 months was just weird, but now I can't wait to beat that goal by hopefully a year or two! I would buy more organic if I could afford it. I'm slowly getting more and more crunchy I think.
-
No, I was already crunchy.
-
I was always pretty crunchy but HB has definitely helped me in that direction; I've learnt heaps about modern cloth diapering, TCOYF, acupuncture and unmedicated childbirth
-
Same as @bree72: . I was much crunchier before having a baby, or thought I would be a much crunchier mom than I really am.
I am still a proponent of natural childbirth and homebirth. I try not to watch a lot of TV, especially when C is awake. I CD. I dont buy any licensed clothing or toys. I did yoga. I do half BLW.
There are other things I am really not crumchy about. I am 100% against co-sleeping. I am pro feeding choice, not "breast is best". I vax on schedule. I am absolutely not an AP parent and I dont necessarily fully agree with that style.
I wouldnt say that HB really made up my mind about these issues though.
-
I think so, especially on the CD front! We're big fans!
-
Not really, I was plenty crunchy on my own!
@pastemoo: So what is the difference between hippie and crunchy? Birkenstocks and communes?
-
I didn't even know what defined crunchy until recently - actually until moving to where we are now in portland. I guess, by going through the list, I was already trying to be a little more crunchy in general. I've always liked crafting so I dabble in crafty activities from time to time. Love the outdoors - we go camping a lot. I've considered cloth diapering because my mom used cloth diapers when my sis and I were little. I still remember helping her fold fold prefolds. She did it to save money mostly. But it would have been a nostalgic thing for me. We ended up not CDing but babies do look super super cute in them. I baby wore for the convenience and not for the attachment parenting aspect. I have co slept sometimes but we never aimed for that. We ended up doing BLW because that's just how my baby wanted things. And I generally use a more natural way of getting my body healthy because of my parents' influence. They've always applied the ways eastern medicine in a lot of their cooking. Though, we were allowed to eat all the junk food we wanted.
-
@yoursilverlining: @banana: Totally yuppie crunchy. Haha..you know, i had no idea that some of the things i did fell under "crunchy parenting". But i am very pro hospital and believe in structure/discipline. I don't find HBers to be that crunchy, and know many moms who are on the extreme end of crunchy parenting.
-
@caffeinated: I don't know any extreme crunchy parents, which is weird considering I'm from so cal and there are plenty of crunchy peeps around here. I'd be interested in meeting one though!
-
Haha! @yoursilverlining: I think this describes me as well!
I've always been pretty middle-of-the-road "crunchy" I guess, definitely well before HB!
I separate recyclables for the most part, use our own shopping bags, buy organic and earth conscious foods and products a good portion of the time, etc. But there are also some non-crunchy habits I consciously cannot give up, i.e. Clorox wipes!
One friend of mine is super crunchy to the max, and she is the only person i've ever known IRL to CD. HB definitely has educated me a lot more on CDing and I've definitely considered it more now (but probably won't as long as FIL buys us all our diapers like he has said he would).
P.S. I never knew "baby wearing" was considered crunchy, but I guess it makes sense! Most people I know don't BW or cosleep. I always wanted to BW though when baby was little. -
I voted yes. I never even considered CDing, Baby Wearing, BLW, or Making my own baby food. We now fully CD, baby wear and plan on making own babyfood with some BLW. I also had an unmedicated birth.
-
Nah...I've always had a crunchy bent/perspective. HB allows me to learn more about it all.
-
I was pretty crunchy already so i said no
-
I don't know that it's changed my plans, but I definitely think it makes me think things are mainstream that I don't see a ton of offline.
-
it hasn't made me more crunchy - except for the BLW, I hadn't heard of that before. I always planned on CD, BW, EBFing, co-sleeping (although that has morphed into straight-out bedsharing), no CIO. The only thing that fell through is the EBFing - he's 99% BF with one (or two, lets be honest) bottles of formula a day.
I will say it's nice to have someplace like this for support because IRL I get a LOT of side-eye & weird looks & "oh if you just let him cry for 5 minutes it won't hurt him" kind of comments. >__<
-
0% crunchy here lol
But I do admire those of you who cloth diaper!
-
I had no idea co-sleeping was the baby sleeping in the room with you, I always thought it was when the baby slept in bed with you. Our LO sleeps in our room right next to our bed and people do not stop bugging me about putting her in her own room, and people do the whole "let her cry its good for her lungs" thing, and MIL says you need to supplement with formula your baby is too skinny. Oh shut it, it's my baby I will do what I want!
-
I was already very "crunchy" before HB, and I think I'm still a lot crunchier than the average HBer.
Subscribe to our newsletter
- Google Plus
- Stumbleupon
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Pinterest
- Favorite0
55 comments