I’m a new parent, so I’m not big on giving someone my Rx for something their baby is experiencing. But I would be happy to share what works for me as long as I’m not saying (cue silly voice here): Yeah, one way I get my baby to stop crying is by giving him beer. Works like a charm.
Of course I would never give my kid beer…until he’s 21 and we’re getting loaded in a dive bar together listening to Creedence.
My issue with dispensing parenting advice isn’t with all the advice, it’s when another parent suggests something that can be harmful to a kid, but that parent just doesn’t realize it.
I wouldn’t tell another mom to give her kid a drug if she was feeling bad and I wouldn’t suggest to add more powder to the formula to get her kid to sleep.
The formula suggestion happened in a twins group I belong to.
Now I know the mom who gave the advice was just trying to help, but there are reasons the ratio of water to formula powder exist.
When I make tacos, the kind in the box that has all the seasonings, I would never add a second packet of seasoning to the meat. It would taste gross and be overly salty.
So why would you mess with something that is going into your child’s body without first checking with a doctor?
Or a simple google of adding extra powder to the water when making formula would show it’s not a good idea.
Constipation. Seizure. Not words I want to use in a sentence with my child’s name.
So…I’m going to try to never make that mistake — dispense advice without caution.
You can all call me on it if I do. And torture me with extra packets of taco seasoning.
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And if you even nicely correct it, you risk getting attacked.
You’ve turned into me.
Nice.
(I didn’t know you could be in groups… you need to be in my private one.)
Isn’t it amazing? I have heard plenty of those just plain dangerous suggestions and always end up getting mad over them. My favorite when Brody was an infant and I would talk about how he rarely slept (it ended up being from his reflux) was “Well you would all get some sleep if you would just roll him onto his tummy like I suggested, babies don’t like sleeping on their backs. My kids slept on their tummies and were fine!” UGH.
Just nod and smile at the stupid people Michele, they’re everywhere!