Advisor NOT expert!!
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I seriously have a dislike for the term expert!
I shudder whenever anybody introduces me as a sleep or baby expert, im just not comfortable with it. They say to be able to call yourself an expert you should have 10,000 hours experience in a role. Well I think after 15 years of working with babies overnight I've definitely clocked up the hours, but i feel like despite my NNEB training, many courses and many years experience there still lots for me to learn and lots that i dont know, not to mention new developments in babycare over the years.
I prefer the title advisor (if i really must label myself at all) I know a lot about babies in general but until and unless I get to meet or work with you I don't actually know YOUR baby. And i feel like a parent is the only expert a baby really needs.
Sometimes that expert needs training and......