So what do you do? Do you tell people you have tried that already or say no I won't try that because xxxx or do you just say thank you & ignore it?
Sometimes I ignore it - especially if it is totally useless advice (ie "just settle her" oh is it that easy is it... thanks I would never have thought of trying to settle her ) and then other times I take it on board, acknowledge that I have tried it or ask genuine further questions.

But if they start on with she who shall not be named then I do tend to ark up a bit... I ask them why they think those techniques work and then discuss the reasons and give my (I acknowledge somewhat limited) experience/knowledge of gentle parenting and why I won't try she who must not be named techniques.

I went to the Baby Show last weekend in Sydney and one of the stalls there had the book for she who shall not be named as well as some other products. I wanted to buy one of their products (a breastfeeding shawl) but when I went to pay and saw she who shall not be named on the desk I said I was no longer interested in purchasing from them as they supported her. They were a bit ataken back and went on to tell me how the techniques had 'saved their lives as well as their sleep' and I really should try it, I politely said that any person who supported those techniques was not someone that I wanted to transact with.

I know I am going to encounter many more of well meaning people as DD grows and I am worried I will become really sarcastic in my responses... especially to MIL who the other day suggested something that differed from my parenting style and would hear nothing as to why I didn't want to do that

Hope all goes well with the neuro