Stop, New Moms Don’t Need More Advice

on how to show us the right kind of support

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Does your baby sleep through the night?

He wakes up only to nurse.

Does he cry a lot?

Whenever he needs something. Babies cry.

Does he play well on his own?

He has his days where he wants to explore and other days wants to be held more.

Oh, wow. He’s a good baby.

Have you tried…?

I can’t tell you how many times I have had this conversation.

As a mother I’ve noticed people tend to grade a child based on how well they sleep at night, level of independence and emotional.

I have gotten more advice than necessary.

People have a natural desire to say anything they can think of to you about parenting, babies and motherhood.

They give unsolicited advice.

They assume they know best.

And honestly, they don’t.

They may or may not know children but they don’t know your child.