To be annoyed that people don't turn up on time when you have a small Baby??

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I do not always have access to a car therefore my MIL insists on coming over to pick me a DD up in order to see us for lunch. This lovely but she and SIL turn up late to pick us up. Having a little one I always say please come at such and such a time so DD can sleep/eat or be settled when we get there. So get everything ready before they come... and here I am now still waiting, meant be here at 12noon, with a crying baby!! Grrrrr..............

A friend once phoned me during the school hols, at 8.30am, saying her 2 dcs were driving her mad and could she come over. I said of course, come as soon as you want.

Waited in.... she turned up at 4.30pm!

YANBU. People don't realise that the difference between turning up at 6.30 and 7.30 is at 6.30 they can see DD and have a little play and she will go to sleep. By 7.30 we have kept her up so the noise of visitors coming in (small flat) doesn't wake her up as she is getting off to sleep or are midway between putting her to bed and knowing there are visitors she doesn't want to go!

I'm not even a routine person! But an hours difference is a huge deal when you have a LO.

YANBU. BIL came for dinner last night and was told if he wanted to see DS(5 months) he needed to be here 630 as bedtime is 7. He said he'd be here for 630. Turned up at 715, I said he'd missed him and BIL said surely he isn't actually asleep yet? 1. Yes he is, he goes to sleep AT 7. 2. Do you really think if he wasn't that I'd get him out of bed for you? You're late!

Oh YAsooooooNBU, it is one of my pet hates anytime, let alone when you have LO's and are trying to stick to some kind of routine.

I am not even a stickler for routines much in the day but by late afternoon, early evening I am as DD will just not go to sleep unless we stick to; Dinner 5-6pm, Bath 6.30-7pm, Bed with bottle and book 7-7.30pm, 7.30pm lovely sleep .

I just hate hate hate lateness. DH is never on time, neither are my mum or brother and it drives me up the bloody wall.

If someone says they are going to come over to my house at a certain time, I tell them if they are going to be any more than 30 minutes late then I will not be in as I will be taking DD out so don't bother coming. Harsh I know but I am not going to wait around for people for no good reason.

Well it just gets worse. My DH has gone to work and said that his Dad is popping over today in the afternoon. OK what time? He is not sure! Grrr... afternoon means 12 - 5, in my opinion, I am sure people just think you sit around all day in the hope someone might pop in and see you!!

... it's now 4pm and still no sign! I bet they don't turn up