Alexandratealeaf

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I decided to see what her routine was for a newborn as Baby Parsley is nearly 2 weeks old and when I saw her reel for it it made me feel like tit. We try and have a vague routine for him based on every 3 hours but some days he just does his own thing and gets hungry whenever because funnily enough he’s a baby not a robot. Also Baby Parsley doesn’t stay awake for 1.5 hours which is what her newborn routine seems to expect babies to do? I thought her content might be helpful now but she seems to live in an idealised world where babies come fresh out the womb to a regimented schedule.
 
jolly_parsley said:
I decided to see what her routine was for a newborn as Baby Parsley is nearly 2 weeks old and when I saw her reel for it it made me feel like tit. We try and have a vague routine for him based on every 3 hours but some days he just does his own thing and gets hungry whenever because funnily enough he’s a baby not a robot. Also Baby Parsley doesn’t stay awake for 1.5 hours which is what her newborn routine seems to expect babies to do? I thought her content might be helpful now but she seems to live in an idealised world where babies come fresh out the womb to a regimented schedule.
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Best thing I did when my boy was a newborn was to ditch any inkling of an idea of having a routine or following apps etc.

I don’t believe that any of these influencers actually stick by these routines anyway! It’s a crock of tit and every baby is different and has different needs.
 
The thing about routines is it’s all so reliant on the context.

It’s all dependent on the temperament and character of your baby, their health (diagnosed and undiagnosed issues), your home, your health, your support network (or not), your experience.

She is in a huge position of privilege on pretty much every front.
 
bumblebees19 said:
The thing about routines is it’s all so reliant on the context.

It’s all dependent on the temperament and character of your baby, their health (diagnosed and undiagnosed issues), your home, your health, your support network (or not), your experience.

She is in a huge position of privilege on pretty much every front.
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I unfollowed her sometime last year but from what I’ve seen when I’ve dipped back her baby seems to be a fairly “easy baby” so it does seem ridiculous that she’s preaching these routines. Just because she managed it with her baby doesn’t mean that everyone else is going to be able to.

She’s so condescending in the comments too whenever people comment on the routine videos with anything that’s not glowing praise or “I’m going to try this” etc.
 
Ugh, she's fricking horrid. Her stories yesterday talking about birth stories and how she'll never share hers and she doesn't understand why so many people do as it's tmi and also it's Harry's medical history that's not hers to share - as though she's sooo superior. You literally use your kid to make money same as all the other mum influencers - you are not superior to anyone. duck off you horrid judgemental snob.

don't get me started on the routine stuff. I have 2 babies - one is 5 months the other is 17 months and no day is the same As far as their sleep is concerned and has never been. No idea what time either of them will nap each day. I tried to get a schedule but it drove me insane. And guess what, it's fine.
 
Also a birth story is not TMI, but her stance tells me she didn’t get one she wanted imo.

I had a traumatic first birth and incredible second birth and I’ve been happy to share my “story” with people when they’ve asked because I do think it can help expecting mothers get their expectations in check sometimes. My own mother’s birth story served as serious motivation for me too. So I honestly think if she’d had a ✨dreamy✨ positive ✨ perfect✨ according to plan ✨ birth, she’d share it to let us all, who’ve experienced traumatic births, know how tit we were at it 😉
 
Her stories the other day about weaning really narked me! She’s so patronising.
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Burrito88 said:
Why would you
a) drink a large glass of wine knowing you had to drive your child 1hr20mins to get home
b) post about it on instagram

what a bleeping moron
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‘It was so lovely to just switch my phone off’ followed by 10 stories of the day 🤔
 
Is it just me or does she seem like she has not one maternal bone in her body? It's odd because she's a momfluencer and shows so much of home life + Harry but I don't BUY their relationship at all. She seems so detached and cold. It's so baffling that she was a nanny imo. I can see her as a caring Nanny in the same way as I see Ms Trunchball as a loving teacher 😂

also I can see her hating being called a momfluencer and trying to argue that's not what she is or something.
 
Hellomynameis said:
These "how got my kid to sleep" posts drive me nuts. Wait until you have an allergy child, or one who suffers constipation, none of those tips work ! Like those of us with pppr sleepers are doing something wrong....
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It depends on the baby so much, you’d think as a nanny she would know that a one size fits all approach is not it with a baby. My little one slept through the night 3 times last week at 4 months old, has he done it since? No. Did I change anything to make it happen? No. He did it because for whatever reason those 3 nights he could do it.

Saw in the comments though that she’s offering 1 to 1 consultations so maybe that’s why she’s posting that sort of stuff now to get the £££
 
yeah my nearly 2 year old slept through every night since around 2 months old, my 6 month old hasn’t slept through once. I haven’t done anything different with either of them, just depends on the kids
 
This is why these people shouldn’t become the best mums in the world and try to school the rest of us when they’re only on their first baby and haven’t gone through the stages themselves yet lol. I’ve got a 2 y/o and a 7 m/o, can honestly say I’m still learning every day because shock horror: every child is different and has different needs.

anyway toddler stage is the best, no wrestling to get them dressed, actually lets you change their nappy, can start saying basic words so you’re no longer guessing what they want anymore. Love it
 
Proves the point you’re making (every baby is different) because mine has become a nightmare to get changed / dressed since moving into to toddlerdom. Wistfully thinking back to the days of a floppy baby who couldn’t run away!

She def comes across holier than thou and like she knows it all!
 
MissD said:
Proves the point you’re making (every baby is different) because mine has become a nightmare to get changed / dressed since moving into to toddlerdom. Wistfully thinking back to the days of a floppy baby who couldn’t run away!

She def comes across holier than thou and like she knows it all!
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Haha same, I have to do some deep breathing to prepare myself mentally before every nappy change & clothes change nowadays. Mine have got progressively less compliant with it the older they have got 😅

Either she is exaggerating how hard work Harry is or she has a non existent threshold for what she can tolerate because everything she has shown of him looks like a breeze to be honest, especially if you only have one kid to deal with 1 on 1. My daughters (2 and 1) look like much "harder work" in comparison to him but even then i just think, it's normal, I just expect chaos every single day, and then I get to be pleasantly surprised by the times they go down for their nap without a 3 hour fight or we manage to do the food shopping without any tears. But even when there are tears, it's so normal and regular it doesn't even register as a stressful time anymore haha
 
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