It doesn't seem to matter if you read about it on an internet forum or a parenting magazine or the latest kids and advice book, there are nothing but arguments on every page. These arguments have been going on since the beginning of time and continue to be a war waged without purpose. Every mom out there believes she's right about all of her parenting techniques and everyone else is wrong. So after considering this endless array of controversial topics I have come up with 10 arguments that I see over and over again and would do well to live without.
1. The C-Section
2. Breastfeeding vs. Formula (bottle feeding)
3. Anti-Paci and Pro Binkie
4. Depression Medications While Pregnant
5. Natural Childbirth vs. Epidural
6. The Anti-TV Team
7. Cloth vs. Disposable
8. Vaccines and Autism
9. Necessary Childbirth Classes
10. The Crib Bumper
Clearly, this list could go on and on forever with every topic concerning every baby ever born. The list is endless. Every new mom will go on the internet or into a parenting magazine looking for the newest in suggestions and research, only to find nothing but things that they disagree with. The forums on the net leave mommies the option for anonymity, therefore theoretically allowing them to say whatever comes to their little fingers. After reading many of these forums myself, I can honestly say that I never imagined how many STUPID and INANE topics these mommy wars start from. Many of the topics from my list are from research and articles that have come out within the last few months. The blog'o'sphere has become hammered down with everyone's opinion on all of these. I won't go into my own opinion on these matters because I believe that unless you are encouraging your 4 month old to drink a bottle of mountain dew, you should be entitled to your own parenting choices; without the input and opinion of every other professor, nurse, and mother out there. I put a few links on this post that will take you to some of the recent articles on these subjects in case you're not fully familiar with the issue!
Anti TV: http://www.livescience.com/5480-tv-learning-lag-infants.html
Vaccines and Autism: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Concerns/Autism/Index.html
Depression Meds During Pregnancy: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/antidepressants/DN00007
Crib Bumpers: http://babyproducts.about.com/od/recallsandsafety/a/bumpersafety.htm
* Keep in mind that I do not agree with, nor protest, any of these articles. Yes, I have opinions, no I will not put them out there for all to criticize. Mind boggling, eh?
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