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I'm think I'm crunchier. lol

I'm way crunchier than hellobee.... lol

I think Hellobee is crunchier than me, for sure! And I baby wear, co-sleep, only eat organic and EBF.

Some very vocal posters are crunchy but I don't think of it as a crunchy website.

HB is def crunchy! I think of crunchy is a life style philosophy?

I think I am as crunchy as HB.

via urbandictionary
crunchy, adj.
used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy person tend to be politically strongly left leaning and maybe addtionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

@autumnlove: Am I vocal? Is that bad? Now I feel kinda guilty...

Hellobee is crunchier than me. We're pretty mainstream with an epidural and hospital birth, crib sleeping, occasional baby wearing, and regular diapers.

I'm proud that my WOHM who makes her baby's purees and pumps/EBF at 6 months. Our daycare lady said most of her moms stop after 6 months. We're going to continue on as long as my supply maintains up until a year if possible.

@Arden: You are by far the crunchiest person here lol! @photojane: That is my area to a T!

It is very crunchy. EBF, co-sleeping, BLW, Montessori, etc. I always knew it was crunchy, but the thread the other day about when everyone would stop BF'ing, the fact that a LOT of people were okay with 3+ (and up to 5) was verrrryy crunchy.

I like it though, because I love learning new things and new styles for doing old things. I am not crunchy at all. I'll BF (not extended) and maybe baby-wear, but nothing else! I will not have an unmediated birth by any means either!

I don't know if I'd say crunchy, but HB has definitely given me a different perspective. I don't know anyone IRL who breastfed for an extended period, cloth diapers, does BLW, or is so concerned with eating organically. Hanging out on the boards can sometimes make you think these things are absolutely the norm. I like that being here has given me new options to explore that I may not have known about before, but sometimes DH needs to give me a reality check and remind me these things aren't always a necessity.

I could see how HB could be considered crunchy by some, but it doesn't seem crunchy to me. I would agree with @autumnlove: that some posters are crunchy.

I breastfeed and plan on extended breastfeeding, co-sleep, babywear, BLW, planned on a natural water birth at a birthing center (had a c-section though), had a doula, used LCs. I would've cloth diapered if we had our own washer/dryer at home. We eat organic as much as we can...and I don't consider myself crunchy at all. HA. But my mom calls me "Earth Mother" sometimes, so who knows.

I would say I'm about average crunchy factor. The only problem I have with labeling my self crunchy is that I don't want to throw it up into everyone's face like ohhh we cloth diaper BC its so much better then sposies.... I feel that I see a lot of that in the ap/ crunchy world.

@autumnlove: I agree with this.

I cosleep, babywear, do BLW, source our food….but I don’t do these things as part of “attachment parenting” or any parenting philosophy. I do them just because they felt right to me to do; and because they happen to work for LO (and we do the food thing because better food tastes better, haha).

If cosleeping had not improved LO’s sleep, we wouldn’t have done it. We’re doing BLW because LO will literally grab whatever is on your plate and eat it; she doesn’t want purees; she wants real food and only real food! So, even though I guess I do crunchy things, I don’t have a crunchy life philosophy.

Since I had an elective c-section, and don’t think birth is all that natural/safe of a process; I’ll never achieve “crunchy” status no matter what I do!

I think some of the members of the blog and the boards are crunchier than I am.

I think the only thing that makes me crunchy is that I live in Seattle where I've become very aware of my energy usage. Like composting, recycling, reducing my carbon foot print by taking the bus.

I do try to eat healthy by using chia seeds in my smoothies.

I don't have kids yet so I'm not sure what crunchy parenting choices I'll make.

ETA: I do want to try cloth diapering but that's also because I don't want to use disposable diapers that will go to landfills.

@regberadaisy: I think you're right! I know people IRL that do a lot of the "crunchy" things and it just seems to be the norm to me. Everyone I know tries to eat organic as much as they can afford. Most of my mom friends have breastfed/pumped for at least 3 months. I know 3 people who cloth diaper (one who cloth diapers and doesn't have a washer/dryer at home).

So yeah, my view is totally skewed. I guess NYC is crunchy.

It's on a similar wavelength to my old Brooklyn neighborhood so I would say yes, it's pretty crunchy. Crunchier than I am, for sure! As someone who is in the middle, it doesn't really bother me other than the seemingly competitive EBF threads. But, in fairness, there are a lot of people who come from regions where breastfeeding isn't the norm and so I know those women need support. I am educated about breastfeeding and desperately wanted to but wasn't able to make it for very long and so certain comments sometimes feel like a slap in the face to me, but I am learning to be less sensitive. Or at least I am trying!

I'm more crunchy than my family/friends but I think HB is still crunchier. If anything it's made me more crunchy! And I like it We coslept for awhile, I babywear, we try not to eat processed foods, we CD and I'm looking into Montessori education.

I think HB as a whole is crunchier than I am, but I also think I'll be a lot crunchier as a mom than I am right now (if that makes sense!).

I never thought about HB as being "crunchy"! I guess I was surprised by a couple of things, like how many people cloth diaper and the thread about encapsulating the placenta (I had absolutely no idea it was a thing!) but for the most part, everything seems "normal". Maybe because I live in California where there tends to be more crunchiness in general And I guess I'm feeling equally crunchy

From my point of view, it is not crunchy. But I think that's b/c all the things people mention as being crunchy are the norm for my circle of firends/family. They aren't necessarily crunchy folks, it's just standard practice.

Oh, @MrsJazz: just read your comment. Same!