In a babygroup situation, if someone slates a parenting method that you use (not directly at you but in general), do you speak up and defend it, explain why you personally think its right, or keep quiet, annoyed perhaps, but happy in the knowledge that you like wht you do?
The hot topic at my baby group today was some programme about extended breastfeeding/sling carrying/home tutouring/co sleeping parent. I didn't see it myself, but I part co-sleep, breastfeed my 16 month old and have been known to lug him around in slings allot when he was smaller. I'm the only one on the local baby group circuit who does these things and as I was asked if I'd seen the programme within 1 minute of turning up, I was a bit on the defensive. One mum announced that she thought co-sleeping 'wasn't right' and shouldn't be done. Me and another mum present co-sleep, so I found that a bit below the belt really and started talking about how its the norm in other countries, great for BF etc. I could, after a matter of seconds, see that she didn't want to listen so I decied to save my breath, although in that moment I had writen a 40 page eulogy in my head on how co-sleeping, for me at least, makes total bloody sense thank you very much!!!
Do you speak out, or keep quiet???