UGH!! Mad at my DAD!

[Radish4ever]

So today we had Grace's 2nd bday party and my dad fed Michael ice cream! WHAT the heck?! He isn't even 4 months old... and it was sugar free vanilla ice cream. So not only did he feed my kid a DAIRY product/solid.....but it had artificial sweeteners in it to boot!

I apparently handled it well because my cousin (who is also against early solids - we delay until at LEAST 6 months in my own household due to food allergies!) was complimenting me on not killing my dad

Anyway, so RIGHT after my dad did this and I go, "WHAT?!! You just gave him ICE CREAM!?! NO! No no nooo... okay, you lost baby privledges!" (and picked him up and took him).... my grandma comes up and says, "What happened??" and I told her and SHE tried shoving a spoonful in! I had to push away the spoon with my fingers to get her to stop! It's like once the grandparents (diff sides of my family - my grandma is not his mother) get started, they think it's totally fine to go against my wishes!

SOooooooooooo frustrating. LOL

Okay I feel better now... Just had to vent!

[Marie78]

I don't blame you for feeling that way, I wouldn't be happy if people weren't following my wishes either, those are your children. With that said, I think my parents got me hooked on ice cream pretty early on in life. No wonder I crave that stuff! LOL

[Missy]

my mil was the same way and at times fil is too. drives me insane

[slv_squared]

I've got you beat My father decided when Zoe was four months old to give her a taste of BEER! I almost died. That being said, I'm sorry your wishes weren't respected. I know how badly that would upset me.

[slv_squared]

I've got you beat My father decided when Zoe was four months old to give her a taste of BEER! I almost died. That being said, I'm sorry your wishes weren't respected. I know how badly that would upset me.

[emily_hope]

When my DD16 was 7 months old, my sister-in-law gave her coca-cola. We were having oldest DDs birthday party. My sil had my youngest. Next thing I knew the baby had something brownish on the front of her cute outfit and my sil was pounding on her back. I asked what was going on. She said she was trying to get her to burp because she had been giving her coke. I took her away from my sil and said, "We don't give her coke!" On top of that, her outfit was ruined, the stains wouldn't come out. The very next weekend, we had a father's day get together at our mutual father-in-laws. We were eating out on a picnic table. I went in the house for something, came back out and the baby had something yellow on her face. I asked what it was. Sil had fed her potato salad! Some people just have the nerve!

[AmyMCGS]

I feel your pain. It's very frustrating to have your parental decisions ignored.

I actually had to remove my DD from my SIL's "path" a couple of years ago at Thanksgiving after SIL repeatedly gave her cheese & other solids (as in literally every time I left the room), despite my clear instructions not to because of DD's bowel problems. SIL more or less told everyone there that I was just being paranoid. She doesn't have kids and had no clue about DD's medical issues at that time. Grrrr....

My mom & DH's mom have both given the kids tastes of things with "oh it won't hurt" comments, despite our clear wishes. It's SO frustrating!!

[ubumartin]

I don't blame you for being upset. The older generation didn't seem to have the same worries or concerns about diet and babies. My mil always wanted me to give cereal the first week because her children got cereal very very early. She thought because I was nursing every two hours that I needed to begin solid food right away. Take a deep breath and keep your guard up while others are around. I can understand your father doing it once but after you explained your wishes they should respect your feelings for your child.

[getnrichslowly]

I have watched my mil do this with my nephew. One time my sil walked out of the room and mil gave him just what my sil said she didn't think the baby was ready for. I was so mad I had to leave. When we have kids, she will never be left alone with them. I'm serious. Never.

I can't believe you didn't rip his head off and am proud of you.

[geckoace]

my inlaws are the same way i think it never occurs to them that i could have any idea how to raise my son. but theres doesnt stop at foods i find questionable its extends to things like letting him play with hedge trimmers at 2years old! and i am almost positive FIL has given him a sip of beer but i cant prove it

[pkellyc]

I wouldn't start a major war over it but I certainly would keep an eye on them.

My dd's abdominals were not fully developed around age three. As a result cheese and too many dairy products caused her to vomit. Was it nasty, just like curdled milk. Yuck! I would warn people not to let her beg for cheese at family parties but there was always that one person who did it any way.

[Hollyhandi]

[QUOTE=ubumartin;715434]I don't blame you for being upset. The older generation didn't seem to have the same worries or concerns about diet and babies.

I know I'll get blasted.
They had alot healthier babies than people do now.
They didn't have their kids to the Drs every week with some new problem.


My son was on some solids at 3 months old. He's 18 and healthy as a horse
I'm from the old school of life . Dr Spock should have stayed quiet.

Sorry your dad went against your wishes

[annymoll]

I did not feed my kids refined sugar when they were little.When my son was two, MIL gave him ice cream, said it was "abusive " that he did not get sugar.When my kids grew up, they developed horrible eating habits. Now I stick my nose in with my g-kids,"That's too much sugar, they need more veggies, etc. etc." G-kids bring junk food from home when they visit.Sigh.

[Dancing Lotus]

[QUOTE=Hollyhandi;715605]

I know I'll get blasted.
They had alot healthier babies than people do now.
They didn't have their kids to the Drs every week with some new problem.

I agree.

But with that said I also have to say that you are the parent and they should respect your wishes regardless of what they think. Im sorry they think its a joke.

[itsahumanzoo]

My MIL gave DS tastes of WINE when he was only a few months old. I was furious. DH's family though it was cute to give him "tastes" of everything, but it was really frustrating.