Ok firstly when someone says something about parenting styles etc i know mostly they mean well etc and ultimately it comes down to me and dh as parents to do as we believe to be right, but...
Aibu to be annoyed at the constant comments, from mainly family, in regards to parenting, especially some very outdated oppinions.
I.e: about weaning and introducing solids at 6month "oh thats rubbish you should give him solids from 3months...ds is a hungry baby he will be looking for it"
About how my 5week old ds is 'spoiled' and 'taking the piss' (i quote from mil!) As i pick him up when hes crying. Fil even said hes attention seeking! I said you cant spoil a 5week old as they cry for a reason and mil just laughs and says oh no ds is too spoilt. ( but then if shes with him he doesnt get put down even if its obvious shes annoying him!)
Also just uneducated comments towards breastfeeding. I had a couple of long cluster feeding days and i was told that ds was 'taking the piss' out of me and just wanted to be on me and probably wasnt feeding and i should give him a bottle as he was obviously too hungry and my milk wasnt enough. Which as most breastfeeding mums know is bollocks.
Im not a doormat and bring them up on everything and say "well health visitor said this or breastfeeding support worker said this" and i just get scoffed at!
AIBU?
aibu to be pissed off by constant comments
spillyobeans · 10/08/2015 22:13
Can you tell them a lot less, reduce contact
Mine is critical like that
No real advice - it hurts
What horrible comments! Taking the piss! 
how can a new baby possibly do that. I can't believe someone would make such insensitive comments to a mother bf a baby.
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Yes v annoying and absolutely green light to rant!
Honestly I think people forget what it's really like.
"Put that baby down, you're spoiling him, leave him to cry"
"Feed him 10 minutes each side no more than every 4 hours"
"Never feed at night"
"Try adding porridge to his milk"
"He's just using you for comfort"
"Oh give him a bottle"
"He should be sleeping through by now"
...blah blah blah...
... and ignore! 
Breton- i know! My post is a bit of a rant, but you just need it sometimes! Especially as im surrounded by dhs family and mine are other end of country so i feel like ive no one to back me up! Apart from dh who does most of the time!
Oh yes and ive already been told i should be giving him baby rice at 5weeks....erm no.
Its just anoying how when you say well advice is to do a b and c, and you get met with silence as a responce 
A 5 week old taking the piss and doing something for attention? 5 weeks though? First time I've said this but - is she on glue?
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I remember my MIL repeatedly telling me that she used to put a raw egg yolk in BIL's bottle to help fill him up at about 3 months old an that it was usual to give a chicken leg bone to gnaw on when teething. She also seemed very disappointed that we said no Easter eggs for his first Easter: "it's such a shame he can't have chocolate": he was 8 months old FFS! and had no idea what chocolate was at that point! 
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