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MichelleMumsnet · 15/10/2015 09:17

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NinjaMommy · 20/10/2015 17:15

I was out with MIL buying a Moses basket for our baby/her first grandson. She said'ih that'll be really comfy for him in the car'
She wouldn't have it that it was the LAW for babies to travel in a car seat!! She was insistent it would be fine for short journeys though! Shock

chrin · 20/10/2015 18:02

just leave them to cry and eventually they'll drop off. This was useless as my daughter used to scream herself sick

sweetsomethings · 20/10/2015 18:05

orange juice for constipation for my 2 week old

HelenSw4les · 20/10/2015 18:20

On a short trip to the local shopping centre, my MIL informed me that there was no need for my daughter's car seat as it was only a 5 minute journey. Whoa there a minute, I think there definitely is!

kittykomp · 20/10/2015 18:33

Let a baby cry

clarem100 · 20/10/2015 19:15

don't let her get too clingy!

mave · 20/10/2015 19:40

To add rusk to a bottle to get her to sleep through and get off the breast! I wasn't even moaning as I loved breastfeeding my girls!

mave · 20/10/2015 19:40

To add rusk to a bottle to get her to sleep through and get off the breast! I wasn't even moaning as I loved breastfeeding my girls!

myusername12345 · 20/10/2015 19:48

Alcohol is good for teething - I didn't know they meant rubbing it on the gums rather than knocking it back!

Eve · 20/10/2015 19:50

From MIL, to not neglect my husbands needs.

Shift change of subject following that little gem.

arat · 20/10/2015 20:17

From my father-in-law, put a drop of whisky in with baby's milk (and I think he was serious!)

arat · 20/10/2015 20:18

From my father-in-law, put a drop of whisky in with baby's milk (and I think he was serious!)

helenmary25 · 20/10/2015 20:19

"Be careful, babies can manipulate you"

helenmary25 · 20/10/2015 20:21

"Be careful, babies can manipulate you"

freefan · 20/10/2015 20:22

To not let the older on cuddle or kiss the baby til she was at least 8 months! After all they now went to nursery so would be full of other kids germs now :/

tiddles12 · 20/10/2015 20:26

Put 2 teaspoons of whisky in the milk bottle to help him sleep....so 6 bottles x 10mls = 60mls = a double measure of whisky daily!

JoJoBaldwin · 20/10/2015 20:32

A dummy dipped in Scotch to get bubba to sleep - wtf? Needless to say I ignored their advice. Well, until I hadn't slept for a week and then it seemed entirely rational to wrestle the Bells off hubby and dunk a newly-bought dummy in it. Ungrateful little tyke immediately spat it out.

alsproject · 20/10/2015 20:59

Feed the baby veal as its good for thinking

alsproject · 20/10/2015 20:59

Feed the baby veal as its good for thinking

Osquito · 20/10/2015 20:59

Some of these are hilarious (and alarming!)
In my case it was actually my own mother who told me if DS started a habit of biting/gnawing on me, to bite him back. Supposedly she had done it to me and never got bit again. To be fair, I didn't think properly about it until I jokingly mentioned it to the HV who then looked seriously unimpressed... Awkward.

rocketriffs · 20/10/2015 21:07

Dip the soother into some whiskey to help teething??...Bizarre advice from a bizarre in law..Didn't resort to this method of pain relief, but if this was the remedy given to my spouse when a baby, it goes a long way in explaining their temperament now. If you're reading this,,just kiddin!!

beehummingbird · 20/10/2015 21:40

Nothing comes to mind.

purpleluvbug · 20/10/2015 21:43

To rub whisky on their gums when teething! Or put some in their bottle to help them sleep!! Angry

Clairescottshug · 20/10/2015 21:43

Don't keep picking baby up when it cries as they manipulate you!

Kem99 · 20/10/2015 21:45

My MIL told me not to put too much sun cream on as you should let their skin get used to the sun. My DD has such fair skin as well!