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Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
Emily Oster
4.08 AVERAGE
1.22k reviews for:
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
Emily Oster
4.08 AVERAGE
As any new parent knows, there is an abundance of often-conflicting advice hurled at you from doctors, family, friends, and the internet. From the earliest days, parents get the message that they must make certain choices around feeding, sleep, and schedule or all will be lost. There's a rule--or three--for everything. But the benefits of these choices can be overstated, and the tradeoffs can be profound. How do you make your own best decision?
I’m a soon to be mother that honest to God has no idea what to do or what to expect. I possess some knowledge thanks to nursing school, but when it comes to actual part of carrying a child, YOUR CHILD, and going through the ups and downs of maternity, I am completely lost.
When I went to my first OB appointment, I had an incredible amount of information thrown at me with recommendations and instructions to follow on things that hadn’t even crossed my mind until that very moment when the nurse hand me the pile of paperwork. Thing that I was expected to follow with no questions asked as if this is written in stone and this is what you must do.
When I went home, I had a killer headache. I was overwhelmed and then I realized that I never asked the questions that I had previously written down for the Doctor. What a dummy. So I read everything, wrote down my concerns, talked about it with my husband and before going to the provider again, I did my own research. I started looking on forums and reading mommy blogs (big mistake) then, by some kind of miracle, one of the YouTubers I admire posted a video about her recent maternity journey and the material she used to come up with her own instructions, this book was on the list. I immediately looked it up and borrowed it from the library.
My God, I had no idea that a lot of women were thinking the same way I was. Many mothers-to-be needed to know the why’s. I am so glad I came across this book. It helped me understand that is okay to ask this type of questions and that like many other subjects, professionals tend to disagree at the bottom line. Sometimes there isn’t even a bottom line. Conclusions are often different for everyone just like in scientific experiments. I loved knowing that my truth, reality, or choices are not the same ones as everyone else’s and that that doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m doing something wrong that could potentially damage my precious bundle of joy. I am content with the choices I’m making and conscious of the risks and whatnot of my decisions.
Looking forward to read more from Emily Oster.
I’m a soon to be mother that honest to God has no idea what to do or what to expect. I possess some knowledge thanks to nursing school, but when it comes to actual part of carrying a child, YOUR CHILD, and going through the ups and downs of maternity, I am completely lost.
When I went to my first OB appointment, I had an incredible amount of information thrown at me with recommendations and instructions to follow on things that hadn’t even crossed my mind until that very moment when the nurse hand me the pile of paperwork. Thing that I was expected to follow with no questions asked as if this is written in stone and this is what you must do.
When I went home, I had a killer headache. I was overwhelmed and then I realized that I never asked the questions that I had previously written down for the Doctor. What a dummy. So I read everything, wrote down my concerns, talked about it with my husband and before going to the provider again, I did my own research. I started looking on forums and reading mommy blogs (big mistake) then, by some kind of miracle, one of the YouTubers I admire posted a video about her recent maternity journey and the material she used to come up with her own instructions, this book was on the list. I immediately looked it up and borrowed it from the library.
My God, I had no idea that a lot of women were thinking the same way I was. Many mothers-to-be needed to know the why’s. I am so glad I came across this book. It helped me understand that is okay to ask this type of questions and that like many other subjects, professionals tend to disagree at the bottom line. Sometimes there isn’t even a bottom line. Conclusions are often different for everyone just like in scientific experiments. I loved knowing that my truth, reality, or choices are not the same ones as everyone else’s and that that doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m doing something wrong that could potentially damage my precious bundle of joy. I am content with the choices I’m making and conscious of the risks and whatnot of my decisions.
Looking forward to read more from Emily Oster.
Very similar style to Expecting Better, and I appreciate the main theme: do what works for your family. I should have read this before I gave birth.
relaxing
medium-paced
Good for neurotic people like me.
Reallllly informative and super helpful! Very evidence-informed and data driven. I really enjoyed reading about all the different studies and found it fascinating because there was just so much I didn’t know. It’s very data-heavy and can be dry at times because there’s very very very minimal anecdotes so it’s not necessarily an enjoyable read for all but if you feel really comforted by the literature to feel more secure with your decisions, really recommend!
informative
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
I should’ve finished this before the baby came because this shit is way too overwhelming in the midst of postpartum survival
medium-paced
Really liked Expecting Better, so had high expectations of this one. I think it is let down by how little evidence there is on most of the included subjects, but it was less a discussion of the evidence and more an explanation that there is no good evidence so here are some possible pros and cons. Not really enough material for a book.
Audiobook. Nice summary of research on various baby/toddler topics. Feels like someone did the hard work for you!