- Co-sleeps with all her babies
Mainstream medical practice and the media have looked harshly at co-sleeping because of its risk of smothering the baby.
The chances of an unmediated mother doing that are extremely slim. Not to mention, the phenomenon of bedrooms for every child is a modern convenience.
La Times reported:
“For all the tenacity with which we cling to the ideal of solitary childhood sleep, it’s a historical anomaly. This system of sleeping — adults in one room, each child walled off in another — was common practice exactly nowhere before the late 19th century, when it took hold in Europe and North America.”
Crunchy moms are just sticking to their ancestral roots, and allowing the child to stay in the comfort, safety, and warmth of their parents until they are old enough to feel confident in their own space.