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lilbooo · 22/05/2019 21:52

Have a baby just over a month old and my mum is causing me few stressy problems so far firstly she had fallen asleep feeding my baby few weeks ago lucky enough i was in the same room as god forbid if I wasn't there!! I explained the seriousness of that situation as the baby could of choked on milk or mum could of dropped the baby! But that seemed to make my mums blood boil as she rudely said she has raised kids before! Since that situation ive been so wary and being a first time parent im trying to do my best!
Most recent argument was draining as she got the ump that i had told her not to be mixing the dirty bottles in with my sterilised ones that i do for the day, id had noticed something different with the arrangement i do the bottles in and I thought i was going mad but really has questioned myself how long she being doing this could make my baby ill! I just asked her about it and she didn't tell me as i was upstairs and got them ump with me as i told her she needs to be telling me these things!
Just causing me stress arguing about keeping my baby safe, anyone got any advice!?

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Samind · 22/05/2019 21:54

Do you live with your mother?

Imicola · 23/05/2019 12:52

I find with my mother the easiest thing is for me to explain how I do everything, so she can do the same. E.g how I store the fresh bottles in the fridge, how long a bottle is OK for once it has been heated, what to do with a used bottle. Some things I need to repeat, but easiest if you go through everything like this upfront. Perhaps you've already tried this though in which case not sure I have much advice. We have discussed a lot how the advice had completely changed over the years which I think helps. In some cases I just let her do things her way so long as it is not dangerous. If there are some things she won't /can't change such as falling asleep during feeding then you may just need to rethink whether she should be doing these things.

Birdie6 · 23/05/2019 13:34

Why is your mother doing so much for the baby ? Are you leaving the baby with her all day ?

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