I have four children and think I am an expert in baby wrangling. Brigid here 🙋🏻‍♀️⁠ ⁠

BUT actually all I am is an expert in wrangling my OWN babies.⁠ ⁠ Any information from me is anecdotal. ⁠ ⁠

It’s 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. ⁠ ⁠

 

 

Some of that advice is not ‘expert’ it is ‘anecdotal’. ⁠ ⁠

Sometimes it is hard to spot the difference.⁠ ⁠

I don’t 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, it’s the opinion of the teller. It is not data driven or peer reviewed evidence that is generalisable.⁠ ⁠

And mostly, it is the reason for the ‘shoulds’ and the ‘overwhelm’ during pregnancy and early parenting.⁠ ⁠

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. ⁠ ⁠ Look at that person’s credentials, make your assessment then listen. To them.⁠ ⁠

When we were developing our online GrowMyBaby course it was really important to us that everyone was a bonafide ‘expert’. Someone who had degrees to match their experience. ⁠ ⁠ Information that was not ‘anecdotal’ but ‘expert’.⁠ ⁠

For the ‘Baby and You’ module we found Jen Butler. Midwife, Maternal and Child health nurse, Sleep coach, IBCLC trained lactation consultant and Circle of Security Consultant. Just WOW.⁠ ⁠

In this week’s podcast I talk to Jen about her top tips around feeding, sleeping and understanding your baby or toddler’s development. Head over to “The Kick Pregnancy Podcast” to have a listen to ep 41.⁠ ⁠

Go to @jenbutlerearlyparenting to see all the good stuff Jen talks about.

Parenting is a gig and a half! ⁠ ⁠ Out of sleeping, feeding and knowing normal baby development what is your biggest challenge at the moment??⁠