How old was your child when... UPDATE

  • May 29, 2008 at 11:55 PM by Pregomommy255
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Okay i have a delima!  I need help with... my mother inlaw to be lives about 1 hour away from us!  My son is only 2.5 months old and she wants us to let her take him for the weekend!  I am the only person that has taken care of him since he was born and the only person that has done his bedtime routine!  We have let her watch him through the night when we are there and I could never sleep knowing that he is with her!  Once we were there for a day and I brought a huge can of formula, that has never been opened and she was the one watching him and the can was 2/3 gone when we got back an i know he didnt eat that much because thats like20 bottles!  She feeds him so much that he vomits!  We tell her his routine and she never follows it!  Then we get him home and he is a nightmare to get back into a routine!  What should I do?  What should I tell her?  He cries even when my fiance is home alone with him!  Atleast until i get back!  Even when he holds him and im here he cries until I pick him up!  She told me to let her watch him because her 10 and 7 year old will be home! What does that have to do with it?  I dont know what to do!  She told me that I have to cut the apron strings but its hard because two years ago I lost a baby boy due to preterm labor and had to pull the plug on him... So its hard to let go right now... What should i do?

 

updat: Kyle thinks that im paranoid and that its no big deal!  He says that i just done like his mother and thats not it at all...  he told me that he doesnt feel comfortable that carson goes to my moms house but he still goes! UGH  MY MOM LIVES IN TOWN AND I CAN GO CHECK ON HIM IF I WANT!!!! or if she has a problem i can go there in the night... unlike kyles mom who lives out of town and she wouldnt give him to me even if i begged her to if i drove there to get him!

Comments:

Night...
I never let my son go overnight with anyone until he waas 2. But from what you are saying, she should not be with him alone taking care of him at all. Just my opinion.

NightPhoenix May. 29, 2008 at 11:57 PM

ldyla...
i would never let my own mom have my son until he was well over a year i believe....most def not at 2.5 mths. Tell her its not time yet or something like that. A baby that young shouldnt be away for the weekend anyways....im sorry. my son is almost 2 and i still havent let my MIL watch him for a few hours let alone all weekend.

ldylancer03 May. 30, 2008 at 12:03 AM

sea-jay
When I lost my son after only 12 days, the only thing that I found one true and certain thing and that is that each individuals hurt is never truly understood by another, my sister is very big on routine and what she tells people who are "trying to help" or start their own relationship with your child is that "You are not the one who has to deal with the disruptions that come up when straying away from the routine set by the parent(s). You do not know what is best for my child, only me and the child's father do (when both parents are good parents)." and that "it is hard for me to communicate effectively with you if you are unwilling to at least try and look at the situation from my (which would be yours) side" "thank you for your eagerness to try and jump in start helping me with my child but until I am ready to let go, I do have the final say." I don't know if that sounds to harsh for you but when you need to put your foot down you should do it firmly to let friends, family, and other dearly loved ones, that you do appreciate help when it is asked for but not when it is forced upon you. Everyone grieves and lets go in their own time. You will know when the time is right for you. A year, 5 years, 25 years, or maybe never. BUT YOU DEICDE FOR YOUR SELF and no one else.

sea-jay May. 30, 2008 at 12:06 AM

kayli...
Well, I have the MIL from hell, but because my husband ran out on me a week after out daughter was born, I was forced to go back to work, and get a second job to support us, anyhow I sat my MIL (who is a homemaker) down and explained, camly to her about how i wanted my daughter cared for and she accepted my terms, and did great, but she had to sleep at my MILs 3 days a week from the time she was a month and a half. Hope I helped

kaylis_mom May. 30, 2008 at 1:55 AM

zhara...

Zhara is almost 2 and i dont trust my mother or her fathers mother with my daughter over night,,,she doesnt even go to her dads house over night nor will she ever if your not comfertable with your son being that far away from you over night then i wouldnt let him go. i feel a child is too young untill at least the age of 3

zharas_mommy Jun. 4, 2008 at 12:50 AM

momma...

I guess I am an idiot then because my daughter has stayed over night with my MIL and my own mom she stayed the 1st time with my  mom at 3 mos old and I trust my mom she watches over my dd very well and if my mom wants to smoke she does OUTSIDE and has my 16 yr old brother watch my dd for a few mins. As for my MIL she watches my dd every once in a while because she knows her limits as when she is getting worn down but does a great job with her also THANK GOD i dont have a mil from hell I have known her since i was 14!

mommaofemma Aug. 11, 2008 at 4:23 PM

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