23/04/2024
“Babies don’t need to be put on a feeding schedule.
Babies don’t need to be taught how to sleep.
Babies don’t need to be separated from us to learn how to be independent.
Babies are born knowing exactly what they need. They need comfort, connection, and contact.
They need secure attachment.
They need us.
And we’re born into parenthood, with the instinct to hold our babies close. To respond to them. To keep them safe. To comfort them.
But our culture tells us we’re wrong.
Society tells us to put them on a schedule, to leave them to cry it out, to put them to sleep in a separate room, to wean them at a random arbitrary age...to start pushing them away from us as early as possible...or we’re failing as parents.
This is what I call white noise. And the more we listen to ut, the more power we give it, the louder it becomes. I’m all about helping you silence the white noise of society so that the whisper of your intuition becomes a loud roar.
Because the truth is, you know exactly what your baby needs - YOU. There is no gadget that can replace the warmth and softness and safety of a parent.
I’m absolutely passionate about the early years because they provide the foundation for all that is to come.
A baby’s brain is designed to interact with the environment in the first 1000 days of life to determine what sort of brain will be needed for the rest of life. The experiences of the first 1000 days are as significant as your baby’s genes. They literally wire your baby’s brain.
If you’re doubting your conscious parenting choices - nighttime or otherwise - you’ll find support and mama’s who just get it inside Gather, my membership community for natural parents. The doors are open for the first time this year for a few short days.”
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