Just for fun - worst advice you've gotten so far

jac409 · February 2013

For me, my MIL told me I needed to let LO cry it out in order to sleep train her at 3 days old. Apparently, it was all my fault that she wouldn't sleep anywhere but on my chest in the beginning because I refused to train her to sleep in her crib. Also my fault that she had days and nights mixed up, for the same reason. She also said I should start adding rice cereal to her bottle at 3 weeks so she would STTN. Um, no.

How about you? I know there have to be some good ones out there.

JessAnnJ · February 2013

I haven't gotten much advice but my grandmother told me yesterday to be careful with my cats because Siamese cats suck the breath out of babies. She told me that she knows my cats are not Siamese but I should still be careful because you never know. She was very serious and I didn't have the heart to tell her that the breath sucking thing is an urban legend. I just said okay.

peacelove&mama · February 2013

I was told by my DHs entire family to flip LO 3 times head over heels and he would sleep through the night.

SingleMom31 · February 2013

My mom thinks it's more than time to let her cry it out at night, and that I'm letting her get the upper hand by going in to comfort her when she's clearly screaming for something.

My dad worried about our cats suffocating her too... We don't let them in her room at night just to be safe, but he was saying this as they were hanging out on the couch in the other room from baby.

A couple people have thought that we're actually mean bc she doesn't take a pacifier. It's not that we're opposed but we waited until about 2 weeks to try it and she'll just spit them out.

Oh, and my sister thinks we need to start giving her straight cows milk in a bottle so that I don't have to feed her all the time.

Litgirl77 · February 2013

The lactation consultant at the hospital who insisted that our LO was getting colostrum from me, when I could tell nothing was coming out. We had her come back to see us 4 times in 1 day before I could convince her my milk wasn't coming in. LO lost 13% of his bodyweight and went over 24 hours without a wet diaper before we freaked and started to supplement, all the time getting resistance from the militant LC. I'm all for breastfeeding and really, really wanted to make it happen. But at a certain point LCs need to actually listen to mothers.

Needless to say, we started meeting with a different LC once we left the hospital! She was much more helpful about helping me increase my supply while supplementing and getting LO what he needed in the meantime.

NoeliaV · February 2013

Give her formula so she'll STTN, thankyouverymuch SIL.

Also, apparently, you have to give your babies formula at 6mths. Ahem.

elvinnoe · February 2013

My SIL told me I would hurt DD by wearing her because she's too big. She was only 8 weeks at the time lol. Good Lord..

peacelove&mama · February 2013

NoeliaV:
Give her formula so she'll STTN, thankyouverymuch SIL.

Also, apparently, you have to give your babies formula at 6mths. Ahem.

I am SO flippin tired of people telling me to give him formula, or start giving him pablum at bedtime so he'll sleep longer. And then when I say no, I get "ok, enjoy being up all night forever then!" in a snarky asss tone. I've become VERY good at biting my tongue.

dee12807 · February 2013

I was actually told by a stanher the other day to start rubbing peanut oil on DD's lips now so she doesn't develop a peanut allergy (my son has no food allergies, so this was totally random). I laughed because I thought the person was joking. When I realized she was very serious I clutched my children close and walked away....

Maebb · February 2013

My LO likes to stand on our laps while we're holding his hands, and we've heard from several people, "You'd better stop that. You'll make him bow legged."

kjsmith9 · February 2013

I got the same thing about cereal in the bottle from my MIL. I just acted like I didn't hear it!

The thing about flipping head over heels from PP made me lol...

kerribear1717 · February 2013

With my DS I had a coworker tell me a great old wives tale. I know she was serious, but I hope she didn't really believe it. DS had colic and she told me in her family they would roll up a brown paper bag, light it like you would a cigarette, then blow the smoke onto the baby's bottom. And this would cure the colic.

NoeliaV · February 2013

kerribear1717:
With my DS I had a coworker tell me a great old wives tale.nbsp; I know she was serious, but I hope she didn't really believe it.nbsp; DS had colic and she told me in her family they would roll up a brown paper bag, light it like you would a cigarette, then blow the smoke onto the baby's bottom.nbsp; And this would cure the colic.

Win.

jac409 · February 2013

Ditto. This one wins.

feistybear · February 2013

peacelove&mama:
NoeliaV:
Give her formula so she'll STTN, thankyouverymuch SIL.Also, apparently, you have to give your babies formula at 6mths. Ahem.
I am SO flippin tired of people telling me to give him formula, or start giving him pablum at bedtime so he'll sleep longer. And then when I say no, I get "ok, enjoy being up all night forever then!" in a snarky asss tone. I've become VERY good at biting my tongue.

Yes I hate this!! Or give them a bottle with rice cereal in it...

Worst advice a patient where I work told me to stop feeding my barely 2 month old daughter at night. Let her CIO don't feed her at all and she'll sleep all night.

-No thank you I'm not into starving my baby

kescalera · February 2013

Maebb:
My LO likes to stand on our laps while we're holding his hands, and we've heard from several people, "You'd better stop that. You'll make him bow legged."

This! From my own mother! LO has been able to lift & hold his head up since day 2 & has been standing on our laps since we brought him home. Loves to "walk" up our tummies. We put him in our jumper-seat & sent a pic to my parents & they were afraid we were pushing him too fast.

*sigh*

xolola · February 2013

hischelseababy:
From an older woman working at Walmart- Pinch her to wake her up during the day so she will sleep through the night.

Haha! I would have pinched the lady and said "Like this? Just want to make sure I'm doing it right..."

xolola · February 2013

hischelseababy:
From an older woman working at Walmart- Pinch her to wake her up during the day so she will sleep through the night.

sschwege · February 2013

This was when DD was a baby, but my MIL told us to stop swaddling because it would make her arms weak. Uhh, then you get up with her every 1hr&15min at night. It didn't even matter that the pediatrician said swaddling was a good thing.

That's what is great about being a STM, so much less 'advice'. I guess they figure our firstborn has made it this far.

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