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Have you ever found yourself comparing your motherhood to another mom on Instagram? It’s no secret that social media has an effect on the business of being a mom. In this episode, we brought on Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan, the researchers and authors behind You’re Doing It Wrong! We dive into the comparison trap that comes with Instagram. It’s so easy to get sucked into comparing your life to the glossy, seemingly-perfect feed of someone else. However social media isn’t always the best place to turn to for advice around mothering. We chat about making decisions based on social media and parenting advice from history that is found on social media today. You’ll hear all about the research they did, what they’ve found out and why they decided to write this book and research the correlation of media and motherhood. WHAT’S IN THIS EPISODE: How Maggie and Bethany’s career and life has shifted since motherhood What inspired them to begin their research How they researched and found data for their book  An example of poor advice that ties together history and social media Why they set out to do this to help eliminate shame  Positive outcomes they’ve noted from their research and social media  Negative things they noted about the way people mother and the portrayal of mothering in media How doctors and medical practitioners can support their patients who are getting information from social media Maggie’s takeaways on their chapter around fertility and pregnancy Their thoughts on sleep development programs Bethany’s takeaways from their chapter on babies How we’re doing postpartum care wrong and things to keep in mind when taking advice from social media