The stuff I see people recommending (or even insisting) parents do and buy for their babies on social media is absurd.
The baby will learn to crawl, speak, eat, sit up, and achieve all their other milestones without being smothered by phony parenting tactics peddled by charlatans on social media. These tactics only serve to make guilt-ridden parents think they are not doing enough.
Cover the essentials. Love your baby. Comfort your baby. Spend as much quality time with your baby as your schedule and sanity allow. The rest will follow, and they’ll be just fine. I’m so sick of these accounts suggesting I massage my baby’s hands every day for colic or force tummy time when they clearly hate it. I wish I could de-baby my algorithm or delete my socials altogether.
Rant over, but I hope someone finds this relatable.