Don't get me wrong. I love my in-laws and in many ways, I am incredibly thankful for them. They just don't want to let my child sleep. Sundays are hard anyway, because getting up for church in the morning disrupts our routine a bit, so DD generally has already either missed her morning nap or slept fitfully. We spend Sunday afternoons with MIL and FIL while DH is at work. It is also because, once I go back to work, DD will be spending the bulk of every weekend with them and I want her to get used to spending time with them.
My DD has not gotten more than 30 min of sleep over the last 6-7 hrs because every time I quiet her and get her settled into the RnP, she tends to fuss a bit in her sleep and my in-laws hate seeing that, so they pull her out to hold her. HELLO! That wakes her up! It's called a ROCK n' Play for a reason - just rock the damn thing! I feel like she's never going to learn to soothe herself (which she does splendidly when she's at home), and I am getting concerned about leaving her with them on the weekends. I'm afraid that every Monday I'll be dealing with a zombie child.
This is one of the first times I've been really frustrated with my in-laws because we otherwise have a wonderful relationship. My DH understands my frustration but doesn't do or say anything to them because he doesn't want to make them feel bad. I don't either, but when DD doesn't sleep well during the day, she doesn't sleep well at night either, which means WE don't sleep. I'm dreading tonight . *sigh* Thanks for letting me vent. =(
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