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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….

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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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Not very helpful from (usually lovely) MIL...

"You need to find a way to stop him crying"

Of course, why didn't I think of that.

My mum. She is bat shit crazy.

Swaddle the baby Ina million thick blankets will help baby sleep. Middle of summer. And if baby wakes it's okay to leave (like I would do this to a newborn).

Sherry in the bottle of water for colic.

Brandy on the gums and in the bottle as often as needed

Egg on the arse. When I mentioned allergy it would be fine we would both protect each other.

Lots of silver coins around baby for the first week. Literally around baby.

Get rid of the cat. Would either kill baby or let evil in.

Get rid of all mirrors and do t take pictures. Evil would get into baby (this was fun to witness with the bounty woman).

Sleep on the front. Will sleep better.

What's wrong with smoking in the house? Your fine (I'm not)

Don't forget about the dad. He will need his needs seeing to. If you don't he will go elsewhere. I'll have baby this weekend so you can attend to his needs (baby was a week old).

At four weeks, thicken the last bottle with rusk.

At six weeks now you will be weaning with this - lots of baby rice.

Newborn - Don't pick up when they cry. You will spoil the child

I am anemic. During pregnancy she said here have a Guinness it will help. After lo born said I should give them Guinness to not pass on my curse

Another teething one was I know what baby needs. Chocolate. Will help the teeth come through quicker.. Try a brandy liqueur. The booze will also help with the pain.

You need to get baby used to noise. After about 10 minutes of sleeping go into the room and either blast music or Hoover. But you have to alternate the noise,

Leave baby outside as much as possible. Won't get your curse (asthma) if exposed lots. When you go supermarket, leave baby outside. The store air not good for little lungs.

Don't put a lot of water in the bath. Leave bubs there whilst you put laundry away.

Plus loads more. Did I say she is batshit.

Ohh thought of one of my dn's gems. She reckons that dd1 didn't have much issue with teething because we did blw, and her eating 'solid food' rather than purée helped push her teeth through the gums easier.

How she worked that one out I don't know. I personally think we were just lucky and that we're in for a real tough time when dd2 starts teething properly. I tend to just nod and agree when ever she comes out with it.

Don't lift your arms over your head while pregnant or the umbilical cord will strangle the baby.

It makes me sad how practically a whole generation of babies were essentially neglected for many, many hours of their little lives. I know they thought they were doing it for the best but still.

Imwithspid, so 'proper' food wears the gums down?

I see.

Let the baby eat bread - it will give her strong knees

Stopping breastfeeding was generally deemed the cure for everything, bizarrely. I happily ignored that one for a looooooong time!

Exactly jux, exactly!

Don't pick up my crying baby ( who hardly ever cried) as it would make a rod for my own back. Oh and even though I'd been in hospital for 3 of the 4 weeks since giving birth ( I was very unwell) to press on with the 40th birthday party she had planned for me to give DH ( her son) to make sure he knew he was still the most important person to me! I didn't. She had the bloody thing and I had to drag myself out of sick bed to go 60 miles to breast feed in the sitting room while she feted DH.

Ds1 was in hospital at a year old with severe gastroenteritis. He was being tube fed dioralyte up his nose and into his tummy. The puking was slowing down but
the diarrhoea was still olympic class...
Mil came to visit.

"would he like a cheese sandwich? "

Me "probably not a good idea - he's being tube fed dioralyte, so he's off solids for a wee while... "

"Oh bless him - I could give him a mars bar... "

Me "I don't think he'd like that - or indeed the doctors - he's being tube fed dioralyte "

"well how about a nice pork pie then? "

Me "He really is quite unwell and couldn't possibly manage a pork pie - he's being tube fed dioralyte "

"I could run it through a blender first! I've got a blender at home "

Me (a little shortly) "He has to just Stay on dioralyte for now. No pork pie!

Her then -

"It's a Melton Mowbray... "

Fucks sake.

That there is no benefit to breastfeeding... Only to later be to hurry up and feed that baby.

Dip the baby's dummy in a little jam or whisky to help her settle.

None but my mother was told 'Never let your children know you are wrong'!!!!

My MIL tried to talk me out of breastfeeding because 'it's crying so much because your milk is obviously poisoning it'!

My MiL was not interfering but offered advice if I asked!

You shouldnt be breastfeeding, you should do what I did, give them nestle carnations milk,

follow the principals of Feng Shui when planning their nursery. Which might be very well if the nursery was the size of a football pitch, but when it's the box room at the time, and the size of a shoe box, with a window and door to plan in.....you get the picture.

Let yo children call you by your name rather than mum or dad. This establishes a friendship relationship rather than a needy parent/child one.

That's what they did but I don't agree. Mum & Dad labels are important as I just don't want to be a friend. It's about authority too & also the uniqueness of the relationship, there's a special bond between child & parent

I was told that get the baby in a routine - feed when it is time to feed not when baby wants fed !!! didn't do that

My great aunt suggested I put my daughter in the pram at the bottom of the garden - in winter, in freezing temperatures!

put brandy on dummy as it will help with soothing gums when teething

When my child WAS a child, his paternal granny said to me if he likes too much of something (e.g. food) don't give it to him...

Wrap the baby tightly in a shawl so he can't move his limbs and he will feel secure.

Get rid of your cat as it's entire mission will be to smother the baby