Are You Ready for the World of Parenting?

When I got pregnant my eyes were opened to a vast commercial world of pregnancy this and that, making me wonder how the cave women ever did it. How were children born without multi-vitamins, yoga, meditation, feather beds, breast pumps, crib bumpers and quilts...etc...etc... but it seems this is only the tip of the iceberg.

It seems that the world of parenting is even bigger ... I just met a lady (I purchased cloth diapers from) who was telling me all about AP (attachement parenting), family beds, slings and co-sleeping ... Oh my God! What am I getting myself into?

I would like the baby in a crib as soon as possible and sleeping through the night...not feeding through the night. And, I definately do not want a family bed... I mean how will you ever get your sex life back on track????And attachemnt parenting? Where did this come from?

How about keep it simple parenting... for the rest of us...