Are your older relatives obsessed with the baby catching a chill?

babystinkbreath · May 2012

It drives me nuts! Anytime I'm with DH's family it feels like every 5-10 minutes they are asking me if she is cold and asking for blankets, hats, etc.

Now I get that you can't let them get cold, but when they were obsessively asking me this yesterday DD was dressed in an undershirt, warm pjs that covered her feet, had a blanket across her lap and was in a warm room! (and not cold at all!!)

And don't even get me started on fans in the room! We had a fan on the other side of the room because we had the oven on and it was really hot in the room and they were freaking out about it.

Maybe because it is coming from my inlaws adds to my frustration, but seriously people! I'm not going to let my baby freeze.

itsmevkb · May 2012

My MIL is constantly putting more clothes on all of my children, but especially the baby. The other week it was very nice, like in the 70s, and it was sunny but she made two trips back into the house, once to get a sweatshirt for Sully and then about two minutes later to get him socks because "his feet must be freezing." Why? Were her feet freezing in 75 degree weather? I find it all very strange but also just let her do it because it's easier than fighting with her about it.

EmilyAnne · May 2012

YES! My grandma (whose 86) was alwasy fussing over Conor getting cold. Middle of July when it's 90 outside and I was taking him on a walk, she'd insist he needed a hat and a jacket. Still to this day she thinks the same - and he's 3 and sweating bullets in shorts and a t-shirt.

She also told me it's ok to give him a bottle of water daily when he was a newborn...

scooterq · May 2012

My ILs are like this too. It was one thing when he was a tiny newborn born in December, but now it's often 70 degrees. I take it with a grain of salt because they also want to give him cups of water and peanut butter, so...

It is really annoying though.

klaus · May 2012

Yes! My MIL does this constantly. Last summer she wanted to know why DS didn't have socks on and asked him every single time she was over. Um, yeah, a 5 month old can't answer you - thanks for your passive aggressive questions....

I just say "no, he's fine" or my favorite "his dad (i.e. your son) got him dressed today"

She has lately been asking about shoes - why isn't he wearing shoes? he'll walk sooner if he wears shoes, etc. I finally said "Babies aren't supposed to wear hard soled shoes when they are learning to walk." Of course, that didn't stop her. Ugh.

BeccaLandes · May 2012

yes, when my boys were little my mother-in-law was always overdressing them. it would be 70+ degrees and she would have them in an undershirt, pj's, 2 blankets, and try to stick a hat on their heads! i am not really sure what the deal is.

krissyh21 · May 2012

My MIL is and it drives me nuts. She freaks if he walks from the driveway to her house with fleece on in the winter - it is 10 baby steps in the front door. And then she will follow us out to the car and throw on a fleece blanket around him - no matter how cold it is.

Her house is 110 degrees year round. Drives me insane.

sherryberry2 · May 2012

I had that problem with my SIL. When they were newborns and we were visiting, she immediately put socks on the girls because she thought they would be cold. They were fine and we knew socks weren't staying on their feet. Then she made a comment about them taking a nap at my parents house underneath the ceiling fan. She thinks everyone is as cold as she is.

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