Ep 233. Navigating Grandparents Without Losing Your Mind
About this episode
Dr Renee White discusses how to navigate interactions with grandparents and in-laws regarding parenting choices without losing your mind.
Your parents or your in-laws are going to tell you they did things differently and you turned out fine, right in the middle of a conversation about sleep safety or feeding choices, and you can feel the eye roll building before they've even finished the sentence. Their love is real, and you don't have to brace for it each time they visit. In this episode of The Science of Motherhood, Dr Renee White unpacks what grandparents and in-laws genuinely need to know before the baby arrives, cutting through outdated advice to share what the current evidence actually supports, what's changed, and what's genuinely worth doing differently. You might be pregnant or newly postpartum and quietly dreading the moment a well-meaning relative tells you how it used to be done. If you're the grandparent listening in, most of those moments come down to a gap in information that's easy to close. Start the conversation early, and you give your village the chance to actually hold you up, the way you deserve. You'll Hear About: Why vaccinations protect newborns before six weeks How updated safety guidance differs from old advice What matrescence means for the woman you love Why cuddles are something to be…
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