I have four children and think I am an expert in baby wrangling. Brigid here đđťââď¸â â
BUT actually all I am is an expert in wrangling my OWN babies.â â Any information from me is anecdotal. â â
Itâs a bit like pregnancy right? Where you will be following lots of accounts, googling EVERY little thing and getting overwhelmed with the sheer volume of advice. â â
Some of that advice is not âexpertâ it is âanecdotalâ. â â
Sometimes it is hard to spot the difference.â â
I donât want you to feel anecdotal is not worthy, stories are great (I tell lots of them), but understand it is coming from a small sample size, itâs the opinion of the teller. It is not data driven or peer reviewed evidence that is generalisable.â â
And mostly, it is the reason for the âshouldsâ and the âoverwhelmâ during pregnancy and early parenting.â â
So, just like why we hope you are following our expert led page - when you look for help about your baby, find an expert voice that resonates with you. â â Look at that personâs credentials, make your assessment then listen. To them.â â
When we were developing our online GrowMyBaby course it was really important to us that everyone was a bonafide âexpertâ. Someone who had degrees to match their experience. â â Information that was not âanecdotalâ but âexpertâ.â â
For the âBaby and Youâ module we found Jen Butler. Midwife, Maternal and Child health nurse, Sleep coach, IBCLC trained lactation consultant and Circle of Security Consultant. Just WOW.â â
In this weekâs podcast I talk to Jen about her top tips around feeding, sleeping and understanding your baby or toddlerâs development. Head over to âThe Kick Pregnancy Podcastâ to have a listen to ep 41.â â
Go to @jenbutlerearlyparenting to see all the good stuff Jen talks about.
Parenting is a gig and a half! â â Out of sleeping, feeding and knowing normal baby development what is your biggest challenge at the moment??â