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Details for others caring for your LO

amyu1977amyu1977
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My MIL and step-mom are going to each be taking care of Nate for a day when I go to New York later this week.  I'm trying to write down the things they need to know to take care of him.  I feel like I'm either being too detailed or not detailed enough!

How have you managed this in the past?

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Re: Details for others caring for your LO

  • babygirl7892002babygirl7892002
    DH & I just got back from our honeymoon and while we were gone my mom and MIL watched LO. My mom knows him pretty well so I just told her a few little things that might help but for MIL I wrote an entire page of stuff. I think the best way to do it is to just write a rough idea of his daily routine and pointers that might help with getting him to sleep, etc.
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  • jessandmike23jessandmike23

    My MIL watches my DD once a week and in the beginning, I gave her a rough outline of when she ate, what she liked to do when I was home with her and what not.  But as time went on, she got comfortable enough with her to know what her likes and dislikes were. 

    My MIL doesn't do anything really new with her until I let her know that we are comfortable with it.  Like starting new foods or anything like that.  I found that it was a little difficult to know what was going on when I wan't there, but I trust her and know that she has my DD's best interests in mind.

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  • ToraniTorani member

    I'd rather be too detailed than not detailed enough.  My mom watches him for a few hours here and there, and I always tell her what time he should be hungry, how much to feed, how to put him down for naps (since he keeps changing on how we can get him to go down), etc.  Everytime I do, she does exactly like I want.  When I don't, she doesn't because she forgets.  She was babysitting my sister's kids last week, and sis didn't tell her how to put down her youngest to sleep, so he was still up when they got home.  If she had just told her, my mom would have done it!  I would just write everything down, and then just shrug and say "sorry if I'm too detailed, but I didn't want to forget anything and wanted to make it easier for you."  Then you don't come off as looking like a crazy mommy!  I still fear what my mother thinks, since I'm sure my sis and I have completely different styles for taking care of our babies!

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  • 4realyo4realyo
    I leave a detailed note when I had to go away for a day for work and dh was watching her. It was 2pages typed single spaced. I included her schedule for the day with times (when to give bottle, when to give solids, when to change her diaper, when to put her down for her nap). I guess gave instructions on how to warm bottles, food, etc and how to soothe and get her to go down for a nap. DH never watches her so he was grateful for the instructions.
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  • amyu1977amyu1977
    Thanks, everyone.  I don't want to come off as a control freak but if I think of it more as giving enough detail and information, hopefully they will appreciate it!
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