Great thread!

I agree BG that society in general quashes instinct. I blame capitalism in part, because when someone needs to work, they don't have the time/space to just listen to a baby...the baby needs to listen to them, be in a good routine and be sleeping through the night!! Also, in a society which relies on metrics, such as money, or posessions, (or 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep lol) there is little space for the idea that some things can't be measured...like love or energy.

I was guilty of loosing my instincts in favour of books...for a time. Luckily I found it again and couldn't be happier. Its just a shame I and other women feel pressured to ignore our inner voices.

Then again, if we all lived in a village and saw parenting first hand, we wouldn't need to 'learn' about it from books or MCHN...we would just all follow our babies cues and we would have help when we needed it.