Originally Posted by Cola
Do you trust your gut as a parent or do you go with what "the specialists" say? Thoughts? Experiences?

That is not an "either or" question.

We weigh all information, whether we like it or not. We consider the source (and how well-informed they are in general, and how much they know our child in particular). We consider the evidence presented, and how much we believe that evidence to be well-founded.

In the end, we take all this information and use it to inform our gut.