We need to set the record straight on Attachment Parenting because too many are thinking it's an oppressive, hovering form of taking care of your kids. It's not. It's actually nothing new -- it's not some trend -- and Dr. Bill Sears didn't invent the concept. And contrary to how most media outlets are portraying it, it doesn't mean you are physically attached to your baby all the time. Dr. Sears isn't some freak pushing some extreme parenting agenda that demands you breastfeed your baby until he's 16. He just wrote about a natural way to parent -- a way many have been doing it for thousands of years -- and he just put it in books because, you know, people like to read books and open their minds to different ways people do things.

There is actually a good chance that even if you never heard of Dr. Sears or Attachment Parenting before this whole Time magazine cover story came out, you may have even practised it yourself.

In Salt Lake City, a local breastfeeding group celebrated World Breastfeeding Week with their sixth annual Breastfeeding Cafe celebration. This year's theme was "Mothers see, mothers do! In person, in pictures, and online too!" In other words, a big celebration about how seeing mothers breastfeed, babywear, and mother in public helps promote normalcy and acceptance, and also to provide information and resources to moms who stop by, or even just a place to make new friends.

In addition to participating in the Big Latch On (total count: 45!), they also choreographed a huge flash mob, all consisting of babywearing moms, dads, and even little girls 'wearing' their dolls.

No one enjoys being told who they are and what their sexual preferences are. Especially when you're being insulted, like Erica Jong just did in the Sunday New York Times. As a fan of Jong's "Fear of Flying," it kind of bums me out that she just took a shot at this generation of moms, and told us we were choosing between our motherhood and our sex life. Jong believes we (young women) even think that sex is unimportant and are content to live without it, or (gasp!) with monogamy. In fact, young mothers are the perfect example of sex-denying ladies for this generation. Especially you natural mommies.

Jong believes if you're a baby-wearing, breastfeeding, co-sleeping mom, then you're probably using all of the above to push your sexual partner far, far away from you and your lady parts. The message we're sending our mate is that boobs are for the baby, and beds are for families. No hanky-panky allowed.

I have to admit, I used to believe this too.

A friend of mine, Kerri Christie from Washington, moved around the same time I did, but she relocated to Phoenix, Arizona. Along with being a fellow breastfeeding advocate, Kerri is also a mother who utilizes baby-wearing rather than strollers.

Her adorable son Oliver loves music, and when she discovered her new town had a Musical Instrument Museum, she was excited to attend with her son. That is, until she learned that they had a policy that would make her visit not only miserable, but frankly, pretty impossible.

They didn't allow baby-wearing.

Being a responsible parent means being prepared for all sorts of natural disasters, but what about the unnatural ones? Sure, you might know how to survive on melted ice-cream during a two-hour brown-out, but have you considered the importance of keeping your flame-throwers well-oiled in case of chupacabra attacks? Have you begun stockpiling water-proof tasers for the impending giant squid invasion? Have you decided how you will welcome our new alien overlords? 

Of course you have. Because that’s what responsible parents do. But what you might not have done is consider who in your family is most likely to survive in the event of an unnatural disaster. Which is fine, because I’ve done that for you. Because that's my job.

One of the funniest memories I have from when Kiddo was born was my husband attempting to get her into the baby carrier -- straight from a Three Stooges comic bit, the straps were too short (I had last worn it), and he got his one shoulder caught in the seat part. He eventually became a pro at getting it on and getting her into it -- and it was his go-to means of transporting Kiddo when he took her out and about. She's now 4, so we've moved from baby carrier to stroller to scooter, but when I showed him the new baby carrier from Britax, he said, "Wow, that looks great!"

And it does look great -- it looks uber-supportive and comfy. Doesn't surprise me that Britax, a main player on the car seat and stroller scene, did a good job with this design. But would you buy it?

I’m so on the public breastfeeding train. I literally cannot understand why anyone would have a problem with me feeding my babe in public -- even if they accidentally saw a nipple flash. Horrors! I mean, in a world where 300-pound guys paint their torsos and flail around shirtless on national TV because they’re at a playoff game ... is my boob really worth crying about? (I mean if you’re not Abby, that is.) Yet even my uber-boober mom tossed a muslin blanket over me when she caught me breastfeeding at a sidewalk café. Well, she did have a point: we were in buttoned-up Palo Alto, not loosey-goosey San Francisco. But I love that I’ve breastfed in odd and creative places.

A lot of people see "babywearing" as something only the breastfeeding-obsessed hippie type does. Fortunately, that stereotype is being broken every day with pictures of many celebrities and fancy types wearing their babies (like Orlando Bloom!).

There are lots of reasons babywearing is a great solution for different parenting needs -- moms can nurse while walking, worn babies cry less, it bonds the baby to the person carrying them, and it makes baby feel more involved. But there are more reasons -- even some health reasons -- why babywearing is a great choice.