Bit of background - my dad is a really lovely man and has been a great father BUT in the years since he retired (from a job as a much-loved GP) he has become increasingly hard work. By his own admission he misses having his opinion listened to and unquestioningly accepted, and as a result he is always dishing out unwanted parenting advice to me. He insists I feed the baby too much (I bf on demand), that I should feed her on a four-hour schedule, that it's time to wean her now, that my DH should be bottle feeding her, that she should be becoming independent, that I should leave her to cry etc The first time he suggested I leave her to cry ("it's what she needs") she was only 10 bloody days old.
Yesterday I was feeling a bit tired and frustrated as I sleep lightly now that I have a baby, and she's going through a fussy phase, so I decided to skype my parents to break up the day. As soon as I mentioned how I was feeling my Dad launched straight into the aforementioned unsolicited advice. He also kept suggesting that the reason the baby is a bit clingy right now is that we pay her too much attention (we use the AP parenting style as it feels natural to us). The rational part of me knows that's bollocks as she's still so tiny, but I'd still like to know if others feel it is normal to have a baby who needs constant entertainment and company at 6 months. The way my dad goes on it sounds as if I should be expecting her to be applying for a credit card and taking herself to the theatre by now. AIBU to think he has forgotten what tiny babies are actually like?
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to think a 6 month old isn't going to be independent just yet?
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microferret · 12/06/2015 09:18
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