My hubby's sister in law has drove me to the point that i let her have it

Question

she was over at our house cause we had a BBQ for the whole family. she was holding my son who was barely 5 months at the time and was giving him coke out of her glass and tried to tell me she was not when i saw it with my own eyes than yesterday we went to their house for his cousins 1st b-day and she tried ti give him frosting off a cookie and she has done this to her 2 grand kids and will not let her do it to mine. i have told my hubby over the incident at our house that if it happened again and he did not say something i would and i did i let her have it . if you were in my shoes what would you have done? and they also keep telling us to buy a feeder to give my son solids and i know that that is just a lazy parents way to feed a kid how can i get them to stop . i do not want my son to be fat like their kids and be addicted to coke at the age of 1

Answer 1

You did the right thing as a parent. Babies don't need that kind of thing and your husbands sister in law is only trying to instigate. Your husband needs to grow a set of balls and protect his son. It's his family and he is the one who should be speaking up. Make sure anyone that watches him knows what his diet is specifically and that they stick to it or they won't be watching him.

Answer 2

I think most mothers would of done the same thing my aunt would feed her grandchild food from Chinese buffet at 2 months old. That baby became over weight to the point that the doctors put her on a diet. Is not good for a 5 month old to be eating those sorts of things his stomach is not ready for.

Answer 3

Good for you. You are the parent and what you say goes. You and your husband's wishes should be honored. Coke and frosting for a five month old, totally not appropriate. I agree with you. You did nothing wrong. I wouldn't trust her to hold my child either if she did that.

Answer 4

I would have stood up to her too but a baby safe feeder is not necessarily lazy. We only put fresh fruit and vegetables in ours. It helps with my daughter's teething. Freeze a slice of apple and the pain stops while they chew. Good for you for standing up to her, though!

Answer 5

When I is was in your shoes (and I think just about every mother has been), I simply took the baby away from my mother-in-law, and invoked the name of the Almighty Pediatrician. "Junior's doctor says he can only have XYZ for now.  I'll be sure to let you know when he can have some of your delicious rum-soaked Italian cream cake."

I think it's important to consider that in situations like this, people may not be looking to antagonize you; they simply don't know any better.  Assert your authority kindly and with a smile.  If they don't get with the program, don't let them hold your baby.

Answer 6

Your baby. Your parenting methods. Your choice. Nobody else's. You bet I would have let her have it. You did the right thing, especially since she was lying through her teeth right to your face! Good luck.

Answer 7

Coke and frosting on the same day? Whoa! It's a 5 month old and I would be ticked if someone did that to my baby. I don't blame you at all. For one, sodas will make your baby's belly ache from the bubbles. Feeders are good for cereal. I used one for my son, mixed fresh bananas and rice in there with breast milk and he went to town on it, but he was more like 6 or 7 months at that point and it was actually appropriate. I don't think you are supposed to introduce anything until they are 6 months.  

Answer 8

good for you. you are the mother, what you say goes. obviously she does not hold your childs health in very high regard.

Answer 9

I would have done the same thing! Good for you! A 5 month old does not need to have Coke or frosting! I wouldn't let her be around y child unless I was right next to her.