https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 30 May 2026 17:50:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-427561 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 03:41:56 +0000 808love 427561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was first introduced to the cloth diaper and natural birthing world from WB posters who are now here. But we were on our way to semi-crunchy/chewy...we just didn't know anyone IRL that was going in the same direction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-427026 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:16:24 +0000 BabyBear 427026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the idea of cloth diapers now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-427006 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:54:12 +0000 MrsMccarthy 427006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: sorry to threadjack but you are gonna do great! i was so scared but the cerv worked really well and i had a very smooth induction. best of luck!</p> <p>i was always a bit crunchy. but moving from nyc to portland oregon really upped the ante here </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-426951 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:36:46 +0000 woodentulip 426951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I feel like I was already 'lipstick crunchy'! I CD, baby wear (not all the time tho!), compost, make my own bread, heck, we even buy portions of a cow from a local farmer! But I also love shopping, and wouldn't make my own laundry detergent if someone paid me to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-426943 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:27:18 +0000 matador84 426943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it has made me more informed. I live in a very conservative part of the country and stuff like CD'ing, BLW, babywearing is unheard of...just because I think people don't know about it. I love the fact my pediatrician is really well-versed, because I bring up stuff like BLW to her and it's not a big deal.</p> <p>@princessbaby can't wait to see lil' H! I wore my comfy joey today to take pics in with DS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-426652 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:05:55 +0000 pastemoo 426652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Minnie_Girl: Real hippie or perceived hippie?<br /> I would have to ask my mom... but I know she would mention showers. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-426629 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:10:46 +0000 loveisstrange 426629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: Yay! C was content to stay inside too. lol. The Cervadil did wonders for me. I dilated super fast afterward. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-426627 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:06:28 +0000 PrincessBaby 426627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: No baby yet....She is just content as she can be in there....Yes- I check into L&amp;D tomorrow at 6pm and start Cervadil overnight....I think I'm ready:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-426625 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:03:06 +0000 loveisstrange 426625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: No baby yet? Are you still being induced tomorrow? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-426622 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:57:02 +0000 PrincessBaby 426622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'm still one of the lesser crunchy peeps on HB (more yuppy for sure, lol), but I appreciate the support on here A LOT. Especially for things like BF'ing. My mom never breastfed (She thinks it's gross!) and she was super negative when she found out that I'm planning to BF. I scolded her about it months ago and haven't heard anything about it, but she gets here today for 2 weeks, and yesterday when I mentioned being out buying nursing tanks, she said "I don't expect you to do THAT for very long...." So I had to re-scold her that BF'ing is hard and I don't plan on giving up, and I don't need to hear comments like that when I'm in the throes of nipple rawness and pain. I don't think I'd feel so strongly about BF'ing or be as "prepared" for the uphill battle in store for me if not for the ladies on here. I appreciate the crunchy assistance and support:)</p> <p>Oh and HB did introduce me to Baby Wearing....But I have to admit that the cuteness of discovering Comfy Joey slings on here is what pushed me over the edge and decide to do it...</p> <p>Crunchy can be cute = one of the first lessons I learned on HB!</p> <p>[attach=1247/12/mecsae.400x600.Water-Summer.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-426615 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:23:39 +0000 Happygal 426615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the crunchy yuppie combo. I'm probably fit that description! I live in a town that is filled to the brim with them.</p> <p>But I agree with others that HB doesn't seem too crunchy to me. I also hang out on a different parenting site whose uniting theme is crunchy/hippie/whole living. So there you find women who write about dreaming of living off the grid. They don't vaccinate at all, will have unassisted births, eat their placentas, have lotus births, and much more! So HB seems much more moderate to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-426601 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:44:50 +0000 travelgirl1 426601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septemberlove: Me too!</p> <p>I don't think I'm crunchy at all.... But love learning from those of you who are. I do plan on making my own baby food if that counts? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-426555 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:50:50 +0000 loveisstrange 426555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: To be honest, Id rather not say. I dont want to offend and I think its bound to start an argument. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-425938 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:59:36 +0000 Mrs. Pen 425938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: Out of curiosity what is it you don't agree with AP?</p> <p>I said kinda... I was pretty crunchy before HB but HB has provided a lot of support which is great since so many people think I'm crazy IRL. A couple of my friends tease me so much because I eat mostly organic and mostly GF/paleo. </p> <p>I also had decided on CD, was open to cosleeping and planned to babywear before joining HB but being here has encouraged me for sure.<br /> Oh and I had a natural childbirth of my own volition. I actually think there is not that many HBers who have med-free births which is totally fine but that is definitely more "crunchy" too.</p> <p>@.twist.: I don't think of crunchy as hippie, though there are hippies who are crunchy. I think of it more as natural, organic and green. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-425928 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:55:21 +0000 Bao 425928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: haha yup I have a hard time doing it too, it's heartbreaking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy/page/2#post-425926 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:53:00 +0000 banana 425926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: I get alot of people telling me to let her CIO too. Usually people my age. Older people (like my mom's generation) think CIO is nuts. But they're old school so they never heard of the pros/cons of doing it. I thought I would be pro CIO before having kids. But now...i just can't doooo iiiiit!! I'm weak sauce. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425923 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:50:29 +0000 Arden 425923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was already very "crunchy" before HB, and I think I'm still a lot crunchier than the average HBer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425917 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:48:33 +0000 Bao 425917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425892 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:26:51 +0000 lomom 425892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>0% crunchy here lol</p> <p>But I do admire those of you who cloth diaper! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425820 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:31:44 +0000 sera_87 425820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.</p> <p>I will say it's nice to have someplace like this for support because IRL I get a LOT of side-eye &amp; weird looks &amp; "oh if you just let him cry for 5 minutes it won't hurt him" kind of comments. &gt;__&lt; </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425816 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:28:36 +0000 rattles 425816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425803 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:15:49 +0000 JoJoGirl 425803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was pretty crunchy already so i said no :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425771 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:58:57 +0000 BKCaribBaby 425771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nah...I've always had a crunchy bent/perspective. HB allows me to learn more about it all. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425770 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:58:46 +0000 Mrs.B 425770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425765 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:55:24 +0000 shopaholic 425765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha! @yoursilverlining: I think this describes me as well!<br /> I've always been pretty middle-of-the-road "crunchy" I guess, definitely well before HB!<br /> 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!<br /> 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).<br /> 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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425747 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:44:54 +0000 banana 425747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425728 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:34:27 +0000 Freckles 425728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425724 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:31:21 +0000 BoogieBea 425724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425704 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:24:04 +0000 Minnie_Girl 425704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really, I was plenty crunchy on my own! </p> <p>@pastemoo: So what is the difference between hippie and crunchy? Birkenstocks and communes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-hb-made-you-more-crunchy#post-425688 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:14:56 +0000 lemong 425688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think so, especially on the CD front! We're big fans! </p>