Why did I choose this approach?

To be Evidence-Critical, because Evidence-Based is not enough anymore

Today, almost everyone describes their work as evidence-based. But for me, that isn't enough. I also want to be evidence-critical.

Being part of the NDC means I don't simply keep up with new research—I learn how to question it. Not every study carries the same weight, and not every conclusion deserves the same level of confidence. The quality of the methods, the populations studied, and the limitations all matter.

It also means being willing to challenge my own assumptions. When new findings don't fit what I previously believed, my role isn't to dismiss them, but to examine them with curiosity and intellectual honesty. If they are robust, I want them to reshape my thinking.

My commitment is not to defend an opinion, but to stay aligned with the best available evidence while never losing sight of the lived experiences of mothers, fathers, babies, and families.

NDC, finally an approach that declutter your parenting to do list, not making it harder

What I love about this approach, and one of the reasons I chose the NDC framework, is its self-organising nature.

It starts with what is already there: your baby's biology, your baby's abilities, and the resources you already have as a parent. The goal is not to constantly add more tasks, more techniques, or more things to "fix". On the contrary, it is about understanding the system well enough that it can start working for you, rather than requiring you to work harder and harder.

My motivation behind this is simple: life with a baby is already demanding.

On top of that, the culture we live in often places unrealistic and unequal expectations on mothers, parents, and even children.

So when choosing how we approach sleep, my guiding question is always: What can we remove? What can we simplify? What can we allow biology and development to do naturally?

The approach that supports a family while requiring the least unnecessary effort is the one I want to explore first.

Reducing the parenting to-do list, easing mental load, and helping parents feel more confident in understanding their baby are at the heart of how I choose to support families.

Parents are the experts. Yes… and no.

This phrase is often used with the best intentions, but I think we need to be careful with what it asks parents to carry.

Parents are experts in their experience with their baby. They are experts in recognising their baby's reactions, noticing subtle changes, understanding the unique relationship they have built together.

But when we tell parents "you are the expert", it can unintentionally create another burden: the feeling that they should also know why their baby behaves the way they do, what is happening biologically, and exactly what they should do next.

Suddenly, they are expected to become experts in everything: infant development, sleep biology, paediatrics, nutrition, feeding, psychology, sensory development… All while already doing the full-time job of being their child's parent.

And that is not fair.

Parents don't need to become nurses, researchers, doctors, sleep consultants, or feeding specialists. They don't need to carry the responsibility of knowing everything.

Their role is to live this life with their child, to observe, to connect, and to ask for support when they need it.

The role of professionals is not to transfer our knowledge onto parents and expect them to carry it alone.

Our role is to bring the knowledge, the experience, and the frameworks that can help them make sense of what they are observing.

Because there is still a huge gap between knowing something in theory and living it in real life.

And this is where I believe experimentation becomes essential.

Parents bring the invaluable knowledge of their own lived experience. Professionals bring the knowledge gathered from research, training, and supporting many families.

Together, we create a space where we can test, observe, adapt, and learn.

The answer is rarely found in a perfect plan, a strict checklist, or a step-by-step formula to follow. It is often found through exploration: through curiosity, through uncertainty, through the small adjustments made along the way, and even through the attempts that don't work as expected.

There are not sleep plans to execute.

There are relationships to understand,

experiences to explore, and a baby and a family to discover.

And for me, this is the heart of the support all baby shoudl receive: helping parents feel guided, not judged; supported, not burdened; and confident enough to explore their unique path with their child.

Prevention first. Consultation only if necessary.

I chose a prevention approach, with the idea that sometimes the best consultation is the one we manage to avoid.

I believe there are still under-used ways to properly support families right from the very beginning.

Because a small difficulty, a small disruption, can sometimes create a cascade of consequences and quickly make it much harder for families to find their way—whether with breastfeeding, sleep, confidence in this together-life.

Of course, this approach is about avoiding unnecessary energy-draining experiences for everyone. But it is also about making support more financially fair and accessible.

To me, it is not about waiting until a family is completely overwhelmed and exhausted before offering a "fix everything right now" consultation, when there is no energy left to implement anything.

It is about presence. It is about support. It is about checking in, occasionally decluttering unnecessary overload, and helping families stay connected to what truly matters before problems become too heavy to carry.