Five Generations – Part 5
Has parenting advice changed?
Great Nan (mother of 3)
I was always to allow my baby to cry because it helps to expand their lungs. We didn’t really get parenting advice though, we just learned from our own mothers. For example, we always wrapped them up tight.
Nan (mother of 4)
There wasn’t really any advice, I just muddled through. Any advice I did get came from mum and my gran. I know there is a lot of different advice now on how to put a baby down to sleep, we were told never to put a baby on their back to sleep in case they choked.
Mum (mother of 2)
It’s not really changed. Information was more forceful compared to nowadays. It seems to be more parent lead now, less like they are telling you and more like they are suggesting.
Me (mother of 1)
I know some things have changed like how to put a baby in the cot i.e on their back and at the foot. Breastfeeding seems to be the new crusade, it’s all about breastfeeding – it doesn’t seem to have been like that as much before.
