Grandparent tips / tutorial?

Beth.1212

My MIL is very eager to babysit LO, but she hasn't cared for a baby in 30 years. She was planning on putting LO on his tummy to sleep and using a used carseat till we told her otherwise. I am pretty nervous about leaving a baby in her care, tbh. Are there any "refresher" websites that I could refer her to that have the more updated approaches to infant care?

LGalipp19

I would just write out a list and go over it with her. We had to to that with DH parents when they wanted to place her on her tummy and give her water to drink in addition to breast milk. If you go over it with her you can make sure she is absorbing the info and not just scanning a website.

JessAnnJ

The hospital where we took our classes had a class for grandparents. Maybe there is something like that near you.

Ellei03

I'm concerned about this too. You can just do a google search: grandparent guide, grandparent safety, or grandparents and infant care. They have printable options too.

dee12807

If it's possible, I would ask MIL to come to your home for a long afternoon so you can go through feeding, changing, naps, etc. with her. Maybe having her watch you or do it with you would help her to see how you would like things done for your child?

velazquezk1

My Parents won't put her down soooo I'm not really worried about the whole sleeping issue. Or the feeding issue because my dad, who's a doc, is very pro bf and very pro waiting until 6 months to introduce anything except formula/breastmilk. My worry is the carseat situation. They say I'm being over the top when I explain how she needs to be. This is my mom, not much my dad. He kind of goes with the flow. But she would put the seatbelt behind my older daughters head in her highback booster. I'm crazy about my kids on carseats. I've worked enough wrecks to make me neurotic.

oneyedsally

I feel the same way about my MIL. We will need a sitter 2x/week for 6 weeks because day care only had part time availability to start and one of the days is her off day so she offered to babysit. I really dont want her to! I was worried that hubby would be upset but after some of her comments he said he agrees with me. She said we should supplement with cow's milk!!! And she works late so she sleeps until noon. DD is awake from 911am and she said she would just make her nap. Also she said not to pick her up when she cries or we'll spoil her. There's no way she is babysitting!