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Hotel Transylvania 2 have asked us to find out what the most bizarre advice is Mumsnetters have ever received from their parents in law….

In Hotel Transylvania 2, Drac is worried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing signs of being a vampire. So while his mother Mavis is busy visiting her human in-laws with Johnny – and in for a major cultural shock of her own – “Vampa” Drac enlists his friends Frank, Murray, Wayne and Griffin to put Dennis through a “monster-in-training” boot camp. Mumsnetters everywhere will be familiar with differences in opinion with their in-laws although perhaps not quite on this scale…!

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So, what’s the most bizarre piece of parenting advice you have ever received from your in laws? Maybe they they’ve got some peculiar natural remedies they suggested you use? Have they told you that they’ve found a fool proof way of getting your DC to sleep by just singing them a particular lullaby? Perhaps they think they’ve somehow come up with a way to make your DC do everything you tell them? Whatever it is, we’d love to hear it!

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Another one whose MIL advocated brandy on the gums

And olive oil to clean out the ears with a cotton bud...

Oh and start putting them on the pot at 6 weeks - she swore my DH was potty trained at nine months (a likely tale)

Oh yes . Potty came out at 2 weeks. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Never bath the baby or wash its hair on a sunday?!!!!

He's hungry, give him some mashed carrot .......... he was 4 days old!!!!

Mil convinced Piriton was the answer to everything. Kept telling her ds didn't have hayfever so didn't need Piriton.

The final straw was when she went out and bought a bottle herself and started dosing him when she was minding him! When I found out I hit the roof, told dp she was a crazy bitch, and if he didn't talk to her about it, ds wouldn't be back. She hasn't given it to him again, but did buy another bottle a few months ago, and gave it to us to give to him "didn't want to give him it without asking you first, it'll do him the world of good". It went straight in the bin.

She's usually quite sane otherwise, though does have boundary issues.

My MIL told me to use reuseable nappies because 'all you do is keep a butter knife next to the loo to scrape all the poo off'!!!

I was just a little bit sick on my mouth after reading that. Someone pass me the brain bleach please.

My MIL also said my DH was potty trained by 9 months. When DS was about 4 months she was starting to hint that I was leaving it too late. I was determined not to spend months potty training pointlessly catching whatever came out of DS's nether regions and so deliberately left it all until he was obviously ready. DS was over 3 by then (and trained pretty quickly) - MIL had long since given up her advice on this.

None, I've managed to dodge both those bullets thus far :)

None, I've managed to dodge both those bullets thus far :)

When he cries, cry right back at him and he'll stop. He didn't. People thought I was nuts.

to give my son raw egg to build him up !!

MIL told me that my baby would die of low immunity if my house was too clean.

brandy in milk to help them sleep

milk is not good for the children

I was told to put jam on a dummy when they wont stop crying...rotting teeth more likely
Rub alcohol on gums when teething.

To charge friends when I helped them out with their children, or when I passed on items the children no longer needed . My philosophy was to help others, because you never know, it could be you needing the help.

put whiskey in her milk to help her sleep!!

Have another baby and we will babysit for you so you can still have a life........ needless to say we didn't take up on the offer.

My mother in law told me to remove any Elephants from my daughters bedroom to stop her waking in the night. Although at the time I thought she was mental and only did it to keep the peace....It actually worked and we got a great nights sleep!

My mothers theory of potty training - start before the baby can crawl ????? apparently that what she did with my brother and I.

My MIL told me that I could not eat steak unless it was well done while I was breast feeding because the 'blood' from my steak would pass into my milk and then into my baby. Apparently this would make her aggressive, more naughty and more likely to commit a crime later in life. I'm still not entirely sure if she was joking. But I ate my meat rare while I was breast feeding so I guess I had a little vampire. Now I'm just waiting for her to turn to a life of crime all because I ate rare steaks! Xx

I tried explaining to MIL that chocolate caused dc to become hyperactive, but they were having none of it. According to them, I am the bizarre one.

A shot of vodka in their bed time feed will send them off.

To get my son circumcised even though there was not religious reason.Was very embarrassing when at the doctors and was told about it.

No bizarre advice from my in-laws but my Dad told my husband that morning sickness was just an excuse to get out of doing the cooking!