CMV: The people who are parenting now or have parented in the past should not be giving advice to those who are new to parenting because 1: parenting is changing and 2: parenting advice is biased towards the positive outcomes.

Hi all. I am a new Dad (6 weeks old now) and I have gotten a lot of parenting advice from older family members or people who have past experiences parenting their children. I am not saying that all advice is bad, but from my perspective, it seems that old parenting methods do not work or are impractical in today's world. I also feel that a lot of the advice I do get from people are biased towards the positive outcomes. For example, you will never hear someone say "Oh you know what helped me with my colicky baby? Beating them to get them to shut up." Not only is that illegal, but it is unethical and morally reprehensible. Not to mention the negative consequences it has on the baby later on in life. However, a lot of the advice I do get is along the lines of "This worked for me and it should work for you!"<br><br>Examples:<br><br>Having my baby co-sleep: Now, I understand that co-sleeping is supposed to help parents be more aware of their babies during the night, but for me, I am more worried that I will accidentally suffocate my baby by either rolling over on her, or her getting too hot and her dying that way. It's a big fear of mine, but apparently a lot of parents have been doing that and nothing has happened. I don't know. I am just not comfortable with that answer.<br><br>Putting whiskey in the baby's bottle: Now I understand that back in the day, whiskey was the only thing to give to children to quiet them down. But isn't whiskey bad for the baby? Like, seriously bad for the baby. I would not give my baby whiskey with all the whisky in the world. But a lot of parents from old tell me that putting whiskey in the bottle "helped calm their baby down." This just makes absolutely no sense to me.<br><br>Breastfeeding is good for the baby: Now I do understand that breastfeeding has a lot of pros for the baby. However, I have a girlfriend who is able to produce breast milk for our child, she was lactose intolerant and had a lot of trouble breastpumpinging and her milk came out late. Apparently a lot of women have trouble breastfeeding. So I do not understand how breastfeeding is considered the best option if it fails a lot of the time. I am not saying formula is bad, but it seems it is a lot more practical in terms of time and money to have formula over breastmilk. I've also heard that having breastmilk does not necessarily mean that the baby will have a smaller chance of allergies.<br><br>These are just examples, but the list can go on. So what are some past parents' advice that either worked or didn't work for you? Was it practical? Why or why not?<br><br>EDIT: Wow! Thank you guys for so many responses! I am in the process of reading them all. I want to say that a lot of you gave great advice and I really appreciate that. However, some of you did not read the title and wanted to give me your own advice. I am not YWB or DADW for my child, I am just a young father who is trying to navigate fatherhood.