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Does anyone have issues with parents-in-law? My LO (currently 5 months old) is taken care by my MIL when me and hubby is at work. My MIL used to be a babysitter so she’s quite good at babies. However, she got her own set of pantangs and way of educating the child, which is very different from me. I don’t believe in pantangs at all. She doesn’t believe in what We say when we explain to her. For example, there was once baby did not poo for a week, she got so ganchiong and kept calling over the weekend telling us to try this try that. We already explained to her nicely that this is normal for BF babies but her mindset is stuck with need to poo Everyday blablabla. This is just one example. Another example is, she kept saying baby should start on solids now. Me and my husband’s take is to follow baby’s cues, we don’t have a definite to start solids at 4 months or 6 months. We did try a little puree but feel that baby is not yet ready for it. But MIL keep saying that should start alr. So irritating? Sometimes, this really irritates me and I want to send my baby to infant care instead. Is like, why must I explain what I’m doing to her and why she keep giving suggestions that I don’t want to hear. I have my own style in doing things and parenting. But my hubby refuses as infant care is expensive and he thinks it’ll be better for baby to be under grandma’s care. I do agree with him but I think it’s only for my sanity. ? Does anyone has similar experience?

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exactly same as me, I'm staying with my inlaws. baby is 5 months old now going to 6mths in 2 weeks time. Initially I don't plan to let my MIL or parents to take care( my mom used to be a babysitter only stop taking care of recently and they stay quite far away from me too), same wanted to put baby in infant care, but hubby think is ex and infant don't learn anything there...(MIL used to work in Childcare for a yr or so. Hence the mindset of him. Keep telling us baby should start taking solid food at 4 mths, we insisted him to start later, as he has yet to sit with minor support and his pace of drinking milk is quite fast would get choke easily moreover solid food. Keep saying we start it slow, wait till so late then start. Keep comparing say other 4mths old already start eating solid like cereal etc...like my BIL 9mths old already start eating porridge. Told her different infants different pace of learning or when to start solid. Until I straight away tell her 6mths the start solid. Of course my hubby and I observe to see when baby is ready.

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