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So you think you're crunchy?

2003-04-09 11:19 a.m.

So you think you're crunchy? Well how crunchy are you? I was a 69 - Pretty crispy!

1. Do you have homebirths?

15 points for �yes� (unassisted)

10 points for �yes� (with a midwife in attendance)

5 points for alternative birthing center

2 points for �thinking about/would like homebirth�

0 for �no� (wouldn�t consider it).

2. Will you circumcise future sons?

5 points for �no�

-5 points for �yes�.

3. Do you use cloth diapers?

20 point if you do Elimination Communication (no diapers)

15 points if �yes� (wash and make your own)

10 points if �yes� (wash your own)

5 points if �yes� (diaper service)

2 points if �thinking about it�

0 points if �no� (wouldn�t consider it).

4. Do you observe your fertility signals using Natural Family Planning/Fertility Awareness and use that for birth control/trying to conceive?

10 points for �yes� (observe and use for birth control/ttc) or you use ecological breastfeeding/lactational amnorrhea

5 points for �yes� (observe for trying to conceive)

2 points �thinking about it�

0 points for �no� (wouldn�t consider it).

5. Do you breastfeed exclusively for the first 6+ months?

10 points if �yes�

5 points for �no� (use occasional bottles of expressed breastmilk)

2 points for �no� (use occasional bottles of formula)

0 for �no� (don�t breastfeed by choice).

6. Do you co-sleep?

10 points for �yes� (all night every night)

5 points for �yes� (part/all of most nights)

2 points for �thinking about it�

0 points for �no�.

7. Do you use a sling/soft carrier?

5 points for �yes�

2 points for �thinking about it�

0 points for �no� (wouldn�t consider it).

8. Do you believe in/practice child-led weaning (even if that means breastfeeding for several years)?

15 points for �yes� (complete child-led weaning)

10 points for �yes� (up to 3 years)

5 points for �yes� (up to 2 years)

2 points for �thinking about it�

0 points for �no� (you�ll wean the baby at 1 year or earlier).

9. Do you tandem nurse/nurse during your pregnancy?

10 points for �yes� (nurse during pgcy and tandem nurse)

5 points for �yes� (nurse during pgcy, but wean before birth)

2 points for �thinking about it�

0 points for �no�(wouldn�t consider it).

10. Do you eat organic/whole/natural foods and limit your meat?

15 points for �yes� (grow own/buy organic, shop only at health food store, grind own wheat, vegetarian, etc.)

10 points for �yes� (grow some of own food, buy organic, use whole wheat flour, bake own bread, eat some meat occasionally)

5 points for �yes� (try to buy natural, whole grain foods, etc.)

2 points for �thinking about it�

0 points for �no� (wouldn�t consider it).

11. Do you use herbal/homeopathic remedies?

10 points if �yes� (very rarely see a regular doctor)

5 points if �yes� (but use a doctor occasionally)

2 points if �thinking about it� (see a doc for now)

0 points for �no� (wouldn�t consider it).

12. Do you homeschool?

10 points if �yes� (currently homeschool)

5 points for �yes� (will homeschool)

2 points for �thinking about it�

0 points for �no� (wouldn�t consider it).

13. What's your take on childhood vaccinations?

15 points for no vaccines

10 for delayed, selective vaccination

5 points for selective, on schedule vaccination

2 points for thinking about not vaccinating

0points for vaxing on schedule.

14. Would you/have you ever breastfeed/fed someone else's baby or have someone else bf your child?

10 points if yes (have or someone has bf your baby)

5 points if yes (would)

2 points if maybe

0 if no (wouldn't consider it).

15. Do you use cloth/re-usable products for mom?

10 points if yes (make own)

5 points if yes (buy own)

2 points if thinking about it

0 points if no.

Ratings

120 � 140 Super Nutty, Ultra-Crunchy Granola Earth Mama

90 � 119 Mmm! Love that whole-grain crunch!

60 � 89 Pretty Crispy

20 � 59 Sprinkled with Granola

5 � 19 Instant Oatmeal

0 - 4 Jell-O

This is courtesy of The Lund Family.

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