What can I do to make Attachment Parenting possible?

I have a ten-week old daughter. I am in school and have to study a lot. My husband is in Iraq so in a way I am a single mom. I have help from my parents while I am in school but no help for when I am studying. Holding her is not working for me. I NEED to study. Am I hurting her by putting her down to cry herself to sleep if she has been fed, changed and gets a lot of cuddles?What can I do to make Attachment Parenting possible?
You get an upright baby carrier like a mei tai or moby wrap. do a search for the name in google.





They keep your baby happy with close contact. My 12 week old is in her mei tai or moby constantly. She's held tightly to my body so she is very secure and I have two hands to do whatever I want, be it read, or chase the two year old. She feels so secure in it that she snoozes away or just looks about.





It's not ok to let her cry it out. She needs contact with you to thrive. Feeding and a dry diaper and cuddles as long as you want them are not enough for her. Close contact with you for most of her day is a must for her.





http://www.mobywrap.com/t-mobywrap.aspx





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If you don't want to buy those and you can sew you can make a mei tai for about $10 in fabric from walmart.What can I do to make Attachment Parenting possible?
I agree- a carrier will calm both of you. It will quiet her cries, and make you less anxious about her crying (obviously it affects you- you're a loving mom, and asking about it hurting her) I've been a babywearing mom for 4 years now, and have worn my 2 youngest from the day (literally) they were born. For her age, a great one is a wrap, or a cozy Peanut Shell fleece pouch. I have a 6 month old, and started wearing him on my back at 2 months. With him on my back, I can do anything- cook, clean, study, I even do belly dance workouts lol.





Give it a try, you'll find it will make her pretty easy to handle, happy, and it's much easier to hold a book and a pencil when your baby is snug as a bug in a cozy wrap!!
I was studying when my son was a baby. It is hard but can you plan your study around naps? Is it possible to get some reading done while you are feeding? I also had a sling and would sit on my bed with him sleeping in the sling and read or work on my laptop.


I can sympathize, study and baby is not a great combination. I would say try to avoid leaving her to cry herself to sleep. Take some time out to get her to sleep and then study because it is obviously worrying you.


Good luck.
you are not hurting her at all by letting her cry if like you said she is fed clean and been cuddled..


Do not stress out. My son Is 2 years old and I did let him cry it out from time to time.. sometimes thats just what you have to do... he is a very happy healthy little boy who is very attached to me now. He has not suffered any ill effects by having to cry it out as an infant.





Like you said you need to study! You sound like a really great mom.


Good luck to you and tell your husband Thank you for all he does for Our country.
Attachment parenting isn't about following a set of rules or procedures. It's about doing what works best in your family to create a strong bond of understanding and trust between your child and the people who care for her.





If you feel like skin to skin contact is necessary to do that, have you tried a sling or carrier that leaves your hands free? Or, a swing or bouncy seat right next to you, where you can still have eye contact with her?
Wow....when babies are that little, they simply require a lot of cuddles and holding. Have you thought about getting a sling to put your baby in while you're studying, so she is pressed up against you while you study? I'm sure it must be very hard to go to school right now. Good luck.
No, you are not hurting her, but it may be hard to study with her crying. Do you have a bouncy seat? Put her in it, and put toys around her while you study. See if the base where you are located has babysitting services. Maybe someone can come and watch her while you study.
I second the moby wrap. I could take a walk around the block to get my son to sleep then sit down on the recliner and read or each lunch while he slept on me. We did it every day for 3 months.
buy a swing, or try placing her in her carrier.. she is still so to young to cry herself to sleep