I have a two month old so I can kind of relate. Personally, I'm always wondering if we're doing the right thing. We've tried CIO once or twice (just for a few minutes) but it really didn't feel right. We've been trying to space out feedings a bit, but if the baby cries because he's hungry, we feed him!
Anyway, bottom line is, I don't think you can spoil a 2 month old. Your stepmom is out of line! It sounds like she's conservative and stubborn and if you tell her that some people on the internet agree with you she'll probably think we're a bunch of quacks. Likewise, if you try to explain that you're following the "AP method", she might thing it's some kind of weird radical new-age thing. Actually, I'm wasn't familiar with the AP method, but from what you've said, it doesn't sound particularly radical or new at all. It sounds pretty mainstream, if not in the US, in half of the rest of the world. And you could probably thoroughly justify your approach with reference hard objective research and data if you do a little digging. Or you could just tell your stepmom to .... "Step off!"
Opps. Posted w/o reading the whole thread. I got too excited, reading about the evil stepmom. Hope my post isn't redundant
