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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would let it go....talk to dh, and make him bring it up.

I have interfering inlaws to, who will order my 3 yr old a framing can of coke at restaurants even when I say no. Luckily dd doesn't defy me and won't sip it, even tho grandma is egging her on.  Just had my second baby 2 weeks ago and grandma is vehemently against me nursing and only believes in formula. She enrages me. Calls my mom and me non stop to make sure dc is getting formula and not breast milk!!!, I lie and say yes and go about my business. Dh travels too much to navigate it all, but I make him handle situations that are to his kids benefit, ie no soft drinks, we are nursing, tell ur mom to get over it.

But, apart from them overstepping with my kids they love them and men well, and if I said something the situation would become too sensitive....I want the kids not to feel the tension, so I let it go, but don't give on.[/quote]

I am fascinated by this. Why does she think breast milk is bad??[/quote]

I'm curious as well![/quote]

The advice was very different when our parents were raising kids. My Mom and I talk about this at length - and are pretty happy that things are different now. When I was a baby - my Mom was told by MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS that formula is better for the baby. My brother was born first, and my Mom had a hard time getting him to latch, so he ended up being formula fed. She never had the support we have now a days. I feel bad for how it was for her - things would have been so much easier for her if she had the support we do now. When I was born, I latched much easier so I was BF. As a SAHM, she was glad to be BF rather than bottle feeding. I think a lot of grandparents are not up to date on the current thinking on child rearing. My one MIL (I have two) said they fed the babies all solids - no order to things. She finds it interesting that the advice has changed - but is supportive of how we do it now.[/quote]

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