Family members seem to take my car seat safety as a personal attack on their parenting in the 70's and 80's. The fact that I rear face my kids until age 4 is appalling to them..."we did the even have car seats and we're fine"... And no I do not want to quickly put the car seat in your car so we can take one car to the restaurant or you take my kid someplace...I will leave my professionally installed seat where it is.
We've also been attacked for having an early bedtime and consistent nap schedule for a toddler who was a horrible sleeper. She needed consistency to sleep and messing with it affected us for days. I sometimes think grandparents don't remember exactly what parenting littles is like.
We've also been attacked for having an early bedtime and consistent nap schedule for a toddler who was a horrible sleeper. She needed consistency to sleep and messing with it affected us for days. I sometimes think grandparents don't remember exactly what parenting littles is like.
YES! I love when people insist that we can skip G's nap to accommodate their schedule. He turns into a monster if he doesn't nap and since we're the ones who have to deal with the fall out, we're the ones who will make that call.
My biggest problem now is if I even begin to talk about any struggles with breastfeeding people jump and go "so are you going to switch to formula?" Or "just stop breastfeeding then" etc.
I have nothing wrong with formula. But can I not say I'm struggling without someone just saying "then stop?".
My family especially isn't supportive of breastfeeding. No one in my family has done it and my dad straight up said he doesn't "believe" in it. He also believes in CIO at this age.
I'm also tired of "experts" thinking they can calm my baby by shoving a paci in his mouth (that he doesn't take), or rocking or whatever when he just wants to nurse.
cattuccino I'm sorry, that is so frustrating that they can't be more supportive. But... How is it possible not to "believe" in breastfeeding? Now that we have formula women should just stop breastfeeding? So odd!
My biggest problem now is if I even begin to talk about any struggles with breastfeeding people jump and go "so are you going to switch to formula?" Or "just stop breastfeeding then" etc.
I have nothing wrong with formula. But can I not say I'm struggling without someone just saying "then stop?".
My family especially isn't supportive of breastfeeding. No one in my family has done it and my dad straight up said he doesn't "believe" in it. He also believes in CIO at this age.
Yes!! I called both my mom and wife out on this. Just cuz I have hard days and complain doesn't mean I'm done. Besides- I doubt formula would make hard days go away.
My dad's wife said that the reason O cluster feeds is that my milk must be "thin" So obvs we must give him formula to satisfy his poor unfortunate starving soul.
We've also been attacked for having an early bedtime and consistent nap schedule for a toddler who was a horrible sleeper. She needed consistency to sleep and messing with it affected us for days. I sometimes think grandparents don't remember exactly what parenting littles is like.
YES! I love when people insist that we can skip G's nap to accommodate their schedule. He turns into a monster if he doesn't nap and since we're the ones who have to deal with the fall out, we're the ones who will make that call.
We get this from people about DS1's bedtime too. He is 18 months and goes down between 6:30 and 7, which means around 5:30 he starts getting cranky and we start dinner and bath time for him. This means we can't go to dinner at a restaurant at 6, MIL! Not only will he be a cranky mess, he's a picky eater so we can't even bribe him with food to buy time!
And I think when he says he doesn't believe in it he means that "breast is best". In a way he's right, fed is best - but still. Antibodies, bonding and saving 80+ dollars and dishes a week - that's what I want to believe in right now.
I'm also tired of "experts" thinking they can calm my baby by shoving a paci in his mouth (that he doesn't take), or rocking or whatever when he just wants to nurse.
By the time they give him to me it's a disaster.
This is my MIL. With my first, she sometimes refused to give him to me when he was hungry because "he needs his grandma!" Um, no. And then by the time I did finally get him, he was so upset that latching was a shit show.
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