https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 04:44:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-813579 Tue, 28 May 2013 14:44:27 +0000 shopaholic 813579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: I can't believe I missed that thread before! :). I got pretty crispy </p> <p>@Navy_Mommy: I'm more crunchy than I thought I would be before baby! We EBF and she refuses a bottle if I'm even anywhere near her. I do baby-wear at least once a day, if just so I can get some stuff done with my hands free. I'm all for all-natural cleaning and laundry products. Everything on her bed (mattress, pad, topper, some sheets) are organic. I plan to make my own baby food. I've let her co-sleep with us as needed. Thought about CD and have a small stash, but find disposables just more economical and convenient for us. I would never do cloth diaper wipes. We vaccinate but will separate them and possibly delay some. So I think I'm middle of the road crunchy? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-813573 Tue, 28 May 2013 14:43:33 +0000 Vegmama 813573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gluten-free, vegetarian over here ... I plan on home birthing, breastfeeding, semi co-sleeping, and baby wearing. I think I'm pretty 'crunchy', but really I'm just following my gut as to what will be best for our baby/family. Go granola mamas!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-813504 Tue, 28 May 2013 14:28:26 +0000 looch 813504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're also middle ground. I wish I had more time to do all of the things I want to do, but it's just not possible with my work schedule at the moment. It's not limited to just care of my son, but the way we live our lives. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-813503 Tue, 28 May 2013 14:28:13 +0000 Navy_Mommy 813503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@googly-eyes: I don't say, "I'm going to do this because I want to be a crunchy mom" I just follow my instincts and do what works best for our family. It just so happens what works best for our family tends to be pretty crunchy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-813494 Tue, 28 May 2013 14:26:19 +0000 Arden 813494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah. I'm a doula, had a med-free birth (planned birth center birth with midwives), breast feed (and will until at least age 2, maybe more), vegetarian/organic, baby wear, co-bed, alternative vaccine schedule, cloth diaper, homeschooling, no screen time for kids, attachment parenting, no CIO, plan on BLW, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-813451 Tue, 28 May 2013 14:14:18 +0000 googly-eyes 813451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, not at all. </p> <p>Epidural birth<br /> Regular diapers (eta, disposables. regular was just the first word that came to mind since they tend to be more common right now)<br /> Didn't CIO at least not so far (but it's not only crunchy moms who don't)<br /> Made some purees but not all<br /> Formula feed although originally planned to breast feed<br /> Use ergo carrier and a sling (mostly ergo) but honestly I only think of the wrap carriers as being a little crunchy<br /> Coslept (not cobed) for awhile and on a rough night here or there, but mostly lo is in her room because we all sleep better that way</p> <p>I just do what works for me..I don't subscribe to a particular image of motherhood, and I'm open to doing things differently the next time around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-813407 Tue, 28 May 2013 13:58:27 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 813407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: I'm with you. We do things that are considered "crunchy" by some, but mostly because they work for our family - not because we are crunchy overall. </p> <p>We cloth diaper, I plan on breastfeeding until at least a year and probably beyond, we baby wear, do BLW, I had a nearly medication free birth, I see a midwife, and we co-sleep for most of the night. </p> <p>BUT, we also use a disposable overnight, occasionally use a stroller, put our son in his crib for the first part of the night, have him eat store-bought purees at daycare, and use technology (TV, iPad, etc) around our son. </p> <p>We're middle ground. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-812237 Tue, 28 May 2013 08:01:29 +0000 Honeybee 812237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I consider us crunchy-ish. We co-slept with both kids, no CIO, practice EC, babywear, made our own puress with one kid and did BLW with the other, gentle parenting techniques, started growing our own organic food, etc...</p> <p>On the other hand both of my kids were formula fed pretty much exclusively, we do use (limited) technology, and we vaccinate and utilize Western medicine. I'm used to really crunchy people (think living on a commune in the forest without running water/electricity) so I really don't think we compare to that level, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809467 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:53:51 +0000 Ra 809467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still pregnant, but I don't think I will be very crunchy at all. </p> <p>I will breastfeed, but do not plan on doing it past a year, and my goal is only 6 months. I will only babywear when it is convenient. LO will sleep in the Rock N Play in our room for the first few months just to reduce the risk of SIDS. I will not be attachment parenting. I will vaccinate. I will send my child to public school. I cannot afford to eat purely organic. I will use disposable diapers. I will have a medicated, hospital birth with an OBGYN. I am also kind of grossed out by the mama cloth!</p> <p>So, yeah, not very crunchy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809433 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:36:54 +0000 Silva 809433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I live in Vermont, and most of our choices are the norm, not to mention what we were raised with. We co-bed, cloth diaper, breastfeed, no screen time, all local/organic foods, baby wearing, attachment parenting, etc.<br /> we do vaccinate, and I did have meds during labor. Our kids will go to public school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809417 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:31:22 +0000 Mrs. Polish 809417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What makes baby wearing crunchy? I didn't think I was crunchy at all until I saw some of the traits you all have listed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809326 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:08:39 +0000 Bao 809326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No I don't think so. I breastfeed, LO shared a room with us for the first few months, we try and buy organic/free range items when possible but the budget doesn't always allow it...other than that though, not too many crunchy tendencies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809297 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:35:55 +0000 littlepenguin 809297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I am. I am however a little more baby led than I thought I'd be. I don't baby wear because my son hates it. As for sleeping I let him set his own schedule I let him nap when he wants and go to sleep when he wants. We use 7 th generation diapers. We will be making his baby food. and I did just buy him his first set of blocks that are made in USA and made from recycled plastic. Oh and I drive a Subaru lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809296 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:31:49 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 809296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh, I forgot to mention attachment parenting :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809293 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:30:38 +0000 Koolbreeze 809293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I'd consider myself crunchy. Not totally, and definitely not as crunchy as some, but where I live I'd be considered extremely crunchy, lol. </p> <p>Extended breastfeeding, natural birth, baby wearing, cloth diapers, mama cloth and menstural cup, cosleeping, no sleep training/CIO, gental discipline, try to eat organic, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809284 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:20:52 +0000 matador84 809284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For where I live, moreso than the majority. I'm still bf'ing at 9 months, babywear a lot, natural birth by default...if you count those as crunchy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809221 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:09:33 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 809221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: Yup, I work a lot. At the time I was full time clinical and had a grant... so pretty busy. Plus we do overnights 1-2 times per month most months. I was lucky that I had great supply though. So each time I pumped I got 9-12 oz, which made it much easier :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809217 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:53:35 +0000 Ginger333 809217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites - I think we have a TON in common :)</p> <p>I scored a 146 on that quiz ... so I'd say I'm pretty crunchy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809206 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:42:01 +0000 HLK208 809206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really, but the crunchy quiz said that I am haha. I personally think I'm probably 40% crunchy, 60% not.</p> <p>I have an OBGYN, had two medicated births, I don't cloth diaper, I fed purée's for a few months, vaccinate, did CIO.</p> <p>I also baby wear a lot, once both kids wake up in the middle of the night, my bed is their bed and it's a nightly routine. I breastfeed and they did/will self wean. Hmm what else...we eat organic, use a lot of natural cleaners (white vinegar and baking soda). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809205 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:41:22 +0000 sarac 809205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>96, not surprising. I did BLW but we also did purees. We cosleep and bed share on her floorbed, some of the time. I nurse her (20 months) frequently. Use cloth diapers during the day. Stopped babywearing at 7 months due to a back injury. I would use mama cloth and a diva cup if I found those things to be comfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809192 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:31:28 +0000 yoursilverlining 809192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do "crunchy" things (co-sleep/co-bed, BLW, babywear, eat locally sourced food, have a (small) garden); but I don't consider myself crunchy. I just do those things because they work for us, and we eat local/organic food (especially meat and eggs) because simply they taste better. </p> <p>I would never, ever homeschool (and don't even get me started on "unschooling"), I would never consider a homebirth, I will always vaccinate and I had an elective c-section; so I know I would never really be considered "crunchy" which I'm totally fine with.</p> <p>Oh, and you can pry my TV/iphone/ipad/laptop from my cold, dead hands!! LOL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809187 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:29:28 +0000 Espion 809187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'll be partly-crunchy. We're a fairly TV-free, "things for the sake of things"-free family. I can't dedicated CD until we move and get settled, but I will try to BF as long as possible (job permitting) and likely make our own baby food (w/o the high fructose corn syrup, crazy preservatives, etc.)</p> <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Not to be off topic, but are you full time clinically active? How did you manage to BF for 2 years? I may have to lay myself down at your feet, lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809178 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:25:49 +0000 runsyellowlites 809178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Navy_Mommy: Nice!</p> <p>I guess I should add "why" I consider myself crunchy.<br /> I....<br /> -see a MW, not obgyn<br /> -we use natural remedies &amp; rarely see the MD for sickness<br /> -plan homebirths<br /> -have unmedicated births<br /> -we don't vaccinate<br /> -we homeschool<br /> -cloth diaper (now fitteds which for some reason I find more crunchy than pockets or aio... idk why)<br /> -breastfeed &amp; delay solids<br /> -hope to tandem breastfeed (I would totally nurse someone else's baby if needed)<br /> -believe in self`weaing<br /> -do blw<br /> -babywear (although I am needing a new carrier so we've been using the stroller more recently)<br /> -co-sleep &amp; co-bed (we have a sidecar setup still at almost 14 months<br /> -don't sleep train<br /> -am considering momma cloth &amp; the diva cup<br /> -don't do hormonal bc<br /> -try to eat organic/free range (although that's been harder since P can eat regular food again...... the horrible things I missed dearly)<br /> -will be growing a garden come this next planting season<br /> -use natural cleaning products (no scentsy, febreeze, bleach here)</p> <p>I think the only way I could be "more" crunchy is to become liberal... which I'm not. lol<br /> ETA: We are very tech &amp; media friendly too since that's where DH serves so I don't think we'd ever cut our iphones, laptops, or much screen time (although we don't have cable, just netflix &amp; hulu) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809174 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:21:47 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 809174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm super crunch. We co-bedded with #1 (#2 didn't like it), cloth diapered, made our own baby food and did BLW, breastfed for 2 years with #1 and was able to provide breast milk for 6 months for #2, we don't have a TV, no iPads, no aps, baby wear (even still with our 3 year old at times), Montessori, organic food, organic products.</p> <p>The only place we differ with the most crunch is that we heartily believe in medicine including epidurals and vaccinations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809172 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:21:35 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 809172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am. But I'm a pretty crunchy person. However, I live in rural BC, so I fit in just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809170 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:17:44 +0000 autumnlove 809170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use cloth diapers and cloth napkins but I am not crunchy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809168 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:16:04 +0000 allison 809168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say that I'm fairly crunchy. Where I come from (Mississippi), I would probably be labeled extremely crunchy. I had an unmedicated l&amp;d, we cloth diaper, only buy organic dairy, eggs, and produce. We don't co-bed except for a few hours in the morning, but we do room share. We don't own a stroller and prefer to baby-wear on the go. I typically only buy organic cotton clothing for LO, but we have several things that aren't and I don't have a problem putting him in those pieces, either. Only use organic toiletries for both LO and me. Only clean with vinegar and baking soda. As I type this, I sound much more crunchy than I previously thought! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809093 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:59:49 +0000 Cherrybee 809093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still pregnant but I have a fairly good idea that I will be the least crunchy mum ever. On a scale of crunchiness, if granola is crunchy, I'm greek yoghurt! I will use disposable nappies, would never dream of co-sleeping (due to the risk of SIDs), intend to use Johnson and Johnson's bath products and have bought regular toys from regular shops. It's no secret on here that I don't want to breastfeed (although I'm going to give it a good go) but I have no intention of breastfeeding past 6 months (if I can pump successfully, I may still offer breastmilk for a while longer, we will see) and I will probably use shop bought purees along with little pieces of home cooked food. I will do whatever it takes to get my baby to sleep and if that means CIO, I'm not opposed to that. </p> <p>Totally not crunchy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809030 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:06:56 +0000 deerylou 809030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still pregnant, but moderately crunchy. Using a birth center, and hope to be intervention free. Plan to breastfeed for at least one year, and will make my own baby food, unless we skip purees all together. We will use a co-sleeper for the first 6 months, and will baby wear. </p> <p>We eat mostly organic/free range already, and try to use all-natural cleaning products whenever possible. Have sought out only wooden or organic fabric toys, and will not introduce children's television/iPad/smart phone for as long as possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-crunchy-mom#post-809024 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:04:47 +0000 Navy_Mommy 809024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: crunchy is in the eye of the beholder, lol. Some people think I'm the crunchiest mom ever (mainly cuz of the breastfeeding and babywearing) other people would say I'm barely crunchy at all.. . </p>