To think MIL is making my child ill somehow?!

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Once a week my DD is looked after by MIL at our house while We work, the other days are all preschool/us. I’m very greatful for the childcare she provides before I’m blasted as ungreatful!

MIL always has her on a Thursday until 2.30. Every Thursday afternoon/evening for the last 5 weeks she’s had a horrendous tummy ache/diarrhoea/usually up at night in pain with her tummy.

I’ve asked MIL what she’s feeding her and it’s all normal stuff that she has regularly. MIL insists she’s not feeding her crap all day (which I do believe as she can only really feed her what’s in the house and we don’t have a lot of crap in)

AIBU to think this can’t be a coincidence? What could be causing this? DP says it must be completely unrelated to MIL and I’m just saying it’s to do with her because I don’t like her! She’s never ill on any other day and is always recovered by the Friday evening (my day off with her!)

If I eat quorn chunks my stomach is a mess for a couple of days. Shame I love the stuff!

I worked out after years that ds was very sensitive to grapes so she may be giving her a food that you don’t usually give her & it’s still in your house.,

“Could it be something MIL is saying, like nasty Mummy this, nasty Mummy that, possibly making her scared. Or insinuating that you & DH won't be together much longer, then Daddy & Granny can take over.”

OP, where does MIL live? Is it in a gingerbread house? In a forest?

I'd highly doubt it's something Mil is saying. I think it's something she's feeding LO. And probably not realising it.

Is she using different bread - various people in my family react to Greggs bread and rolls?

My MIL deliberately fed my dc things I had told her would upset their tummies. It was a power thing.
She squeezed orange juice into my 3 week old breast fed baby's mouth when my back was turned because she didnt think breast milk was nourishing enough. He brought up his whole feed all over his clothes and my carpet.
I am not saying that is the case with OP's MIL, just that it does happen.