OMG MEgan, That's not on at all & I'd speak to your hubby & see how he feels about the comment & her babysitting!? Coz I am SUPER *****, so I'd probablky call & say... "Just letting you know the sook doesnt need/want to be babysat this weekend, Oh he's crying now Gotta go!" then hang up!
I have learnt that it's not on for others to put me, my parenting style, my kids personalities & differences etc down, so I stand up to them now!
I dont care who I **** off along the way, if they can be that blatantly rude then they deserve what they get back! Zyon is a Mummy's boy (I love that) he settles with me, DH cant get him to settle properly & mostly because ppl (no matter how many times I tell them) try to lay him down in their arms & hug him in close, he hates that hold & goes banana's! He HAS to be held upright, it's the only way to calm him, but they insist on knowing better & then roll their eyes & hand him back! I dont care he's my boy & I'm glad he loves me so much & feel safe & secure with me! But Megan i'd be really upset & I wouldnt be able to bite my tongue, funnily enough as soon as you've retaliated or let them know it's not on to run your baby/their grandson down, the sooner they will actually stop, so the sooner you let them know, it's usually the better!!???


V, Well done on an awesome weightloss achievement! That's great & OMG 3wks, phew it will be here before you know it... I bet whatever you do for your honeymoon will be magical, when we married in OZ we didnt go/do anything, stayed at a hotel & then spent a week going to Zoo, Museum, Aquarium & various other places with Maddy (she was 4)
As for whom I prefer to babysit, my IL's are in another country & I do trust them, if anything they are probably more obedient in listening to what I do with our kids. My Mum I obviously trust, but she does what she likes with them & not necessarily what I wanted!? She never breastfed us & so will often say, just leave me a tin of formula... I just roll my eyes at her & tell her he's breastfed because I WANT to feed him & to me it's not an inconvenience! I leave her my cloth nappies etc all ready to go, but she goes & buys disposables!?
With Indah she tells me Indah drinks too much milk & doesnt eat enough, but if I am gone for 30mins, Mum will give in & let Indah have 2 cups of milk & a freddo for lunch! But then tell me the kid eats badly!? Thankfull I can tell her exactly what I think & not hold back & can slam the doors etc, but all is OK 5 mins later & she'll say... "They are your kids, I just try to help!" They live in a unit behind our house & she is 90% of the time a huge help... Just when she offers advice!!! Now I just say, "Oh they are your kids again are they?" She smiles & stops talking!!!

Rebecca, Indah was almost 6mths at the time... If you do give it defrosted then make sure whatever milk is left over from the day before is used first thing the next day, so as long as it gets rotated it should be OK! Just give an extra feed than you'll think but I'm guessing 3 bottles worth would be heaps!? I deman fed Indah too & had no idea how much to give! Eventually you'll see what he's taking!

Oh & to whomever asked about rocking a baby etc to sleep... I basically do whatever it takes to get my babies to sleep... Indah sleeps no worries in her own bed now, so you do whatever works for you...
PPL who warn you about spoiling them or whatever cant remember back to the things they did & another thing I have learned they are all so different! Maddy slept thru from 7 days old & has never cause us any sleepless nights... Indah slept thru on & off from about 4mths, she would fall asleep on the breast & easily go from breast to bed, she did cause us some grief with sleep when trying to move her from cot to bed, but now also sleeps beautifully, Zyon had been sleeping thru & has recently stopped, I do whatever I think is right, he can be in a deep sleep on the breast & as soon as I lay him down he can be wide awake & then not settle for another 2hours!? but once again... Well meaning ppl havent had THIS PARTICULAR BABY, they are all different... I dont care what advice they offer, because I am not complaining...

OK goodnight Ladies, I'm getting my buddha baby weighed tomorrow!!!!