Pediatricians Debunk 16 Baby Myths

as a former baby i can say this is true

Me: 19 years old, no boyfriend, no social interactions, in college, no intention of having a baby anytime soon Also me: No honey. Got it.

The conclusion is you don't need fancy stuffs to educate your babies. Love, attention, physical interaction, lingual interaction & environmental interaction will do just fine

I like how their energies are so polar opposite and still they agree about EVERYTHING

Naps are important for me.

"babies should be sleeping through the night"... yeah, now if someone could just explain that to the baby!

People often forget that, when a baby is crying over something, like because something scared them or they got hurt, it quite literally could be one of the worst things that happened to them in their entire life at the time, not even an exaggeration, ofcourse you should be picking them up and comforting them!

I grew up in a very abusive and violent home but my brother and I always dreamed of being loving parents. Now I'm going to be an auntie!!! And videos like this, communities like this, people like this, are going to help us love and raise a beautiful human being 💜 thank you!!

“Naps aren’t necessary.” Naps are necessary in all stages.

“Up to 3 years of age naps are really important”... me a 28 year old I deeply disagree it stops that quickly

My mom told me I was a wildcard. I never took naps, was very energetic, almost never cried only laughed, needed an extra feeding at night because I used up all my energy, i stood before I crawled and my first word was “duck”. I was all over the place.

My kids are in their teens now, but I'll never forget our pediatrician thanking us for calling in the middle of the night when we thought something was wrong, even when it turned out that what we were worried about was perfectly normal. It was the most amazing thing.

I'm 34 and naps are still important for my daytime behavior and emotional development...

Who tf doesn't pick up a crying baby?

I would like to add to myth 8 that there is DEFINITELY a difference between a general "I need food/comfort/changing" cry and a "something is wrong, for God's sake help me!" cry. Example. My mom was in in a restaurant with a friend one time. Her friend had not had kids. A family came into the restaurant and started to put a 1-2 year old baby in a high chair. The baby started screaming bloody murder. My mother's friend scoffed and said "that child is a brat." My mother said "No, there is something WRONG with her, that is NOT a fussy tantrum cry." Come to find out, the wooden high chair had slats and they had accidentally wedged her one arm between two of the slats and it was a very small gap and they were actually really hurting her arm! They had to cut the thing to get her out! DO NOT IGNORE A PANICKED CRY! A baby will let you know when something is REALLY wrong!

It's funny that when I tried to show my mother in law a couple of these myths, she in fact said that what they are saying are myths, and that honey wont hurt a baby, and giving a baby water is good. Im so glad that my husband is alive today!! and it goes to show that at some point whether true or not, ppl will believe what they believe.

I still take naps, it helps with my behavior

knowledge is power no matter if you have a baby or not.

Naps are not only necessary for the baby; they are necessary to give parents a break. When my baby is napping, I can center myself and take care of stuff around the house. Shoot, or take a nap myself!

My cousin had her first kids in 2020 and the amount of reading and learning she had to do is astounding... I never knew you'd need to learn so much about a new born human