Some ladies from my birth club told me I could get some good advice here.
Here's the situation : I am living with my inlaws for a little while (already been here 4 months) until we get the funds to move back home. It hard enough living with other people but its a whole new level here. From day one my mil has told me exactly how I should be raising my lo. When she thinks she needs to eat, sleep, bath even crap. I'm breastfeeding and she's completely against it. Since she just didn't have time for that with hers, her words, noone should apparently! She's constantly telling me to just give her formula and cereal and baby food. She even went so far as to tell me I'm starving my little girl. umm NO I'm not. She's 4 months and is in the 46% she's an average weight for her age. What gets me more is that she has my husband believing this crap! I haven't started my lo on solids because 1) I wanted to wait and 2) She has reflux and solid foods give her BAD cramps. I left lo with husband for a few mins so I could run to town and pay a bill and when I came home what was in the fridge? An open jar of freaking baby food. He Wasn't Even Going To Tell Me that she had taken it upon herself to feed my child even though I said no!! I'm feeling ran over from every direction and not sure what to do. I'm not switching to formula because she doesn't need it! She's gaining weight . Somebody please tell me how to not lose my crap. How do you handle someone like this?
Here's the situation : I am living with my inlaws for a little while (already been here 4 months) until we get the funds to move back home. It hard enough living with other people but its a whole new level here. From day one my mil has told me exactly how I should be raising my lo. When she thinks she needs to eat, sleep, bath even crap. I'm breastfeeding and she's completely against it. Since she just didn't have time for that with hers, her words, noone should apparently! She's constantly telling me to just give her formula and cereal and baby food. She even went so far as to tell me I'm starving my little girl. umm NO I'm not. She's 4 months and is in the 46% she's an average weight for her age. What gets me more is that she has my husband believing this crap! I haven't started my lo on solids because 1) I wanted to wait and 2) She has reflux and solid foods give her BAD cramps. I left lo with husband for a few mins so I could run to town and pay a bill and when I came home what was in the fridge? An open jar of freaking baby food. He Wasn't Even Going To Tell Me that she had taken it upon herself to feed my child even though I said no!! I'm feeling ran over from every direction and not sure what to do. I'm not switching to formula because she doesn't need it! She's gaining weight . Somebody please tell me how to not lose my crap. How do you handle someone like this?