To really wonder where MIL gets her information

[Millionsofbluebells]

Since having DS, MIL has treated me to a wealth of parenting gems tha are presented to me as indisputable facts, to be ignored at my peril. They make me laugh as they are so random and swing wildly from one school of parenting to the next. a few examples.

Baby must stay in arms for sleeps till 6 months, then left to CIO in cot as soon as the six months are up (shock to the system much?)

Television is fine. Toys that light up are not.

Jars of food are the work of the devil. Cow & Gate, only Cow & Gate, in times of emergency. The new-style pouches are the devil in organic clothing, they haven't got enough nutritional research behind them.

Don't sing to baby. It will delay their speech. Talk only

Oh I've probably outed myself anyway!

Anyone else have this?

[rainbow2000]

My ds was delighted i was breastfeeding told all and sundry she couldnt feed me herself she had heart problems but she never undermined me.Apart from giving kids rubbish but thats what they do.She died when my 2 sons were quite small and has never met my other 3 sons.
Mil had 9 kids and never once gave me advice or interfered.On the other hand my aunt who gave my ds1 formula when she minded him i only found out a few weeks back she did it.
She was always giving me shite advice she didnt have a clue.
So i sat her down and said you either stop or we are gonna have a falling out.Its not as bad as it was.

[rainbow2000]

dm obviously not ds

[StaceymReadyForNumber3]

sometosser I love the comment 'babies don't work that way anymore'

Has something changed in the manufacturing process?