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July 2012 Moms
lewispm
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Baby free weekend
lewispm
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So last weekend was our baby free weekend at the lake with law school friends we hadn't seen in over a year! It was an absolute blast.
MIL, MH's "second mom", and SIL were all at our house with K and the dogs. I found out after I got home that K was pretty sick (cold, fever, diarrhea, not eating or drinking) while we were gone, but no one told me and they pretty much lied when I called/texted to check in and told me he was fine. He is better now, so I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'm glad it kept me from worrying about him while I was gone, but now I feel like I can no longer trust them to be honest with me when they watch him.
What do you guys think? Would you be mad they didn't tell you or glad since it kept you from worrying?
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Re: Baby free weekend
I mean a cold, no I don't need to be called, but a fever, diarrhea and no eating/drinking? That's a little more serious than a cough and runny nose.
Glad you had fun at least though!!
Yeah I was pretty pissed about it but MH feels very differently and is glad I didn't know as it would probably have ruined our time. MIL is a nurse and thinks she knows EVERYTHING. Granted, she probably does know a little more about a sick baby than me, she often thinks she knows more than our pedi.
She did not call the doctor. She told me she put him on the BRAT diet and gave him pediasure, which is probably what I would have done. She also seems to think he may have a mild milk allergy as it seems every time she got him to drink milk his diarrhea got worse. I have started to think back on this and I actually agree with her (as much as I HATE it!) that he may have something going on with the milk allergy.
I did tell her I wish she would have told me he wasn't feeling quite right (we were only and hour away!) but she says she didn't want me to freak out since she had it "under control". I'm pissed at her about thinking I didn't need to know, but at the same time really needed that relaxing vacay so I don't know how to feel about it really....
BUT, I'd make it VERY clear that the reason you're letting it go is because they got really lucky and it all worked out just fine. Had he gotten worse instead of better, I would NOT be able to let it go. I would not take away their sitting privileges and I wouldn't hold a grudge, but it needs to be made clear that if this situation ever arises again, the rule is: TELL THE MOM. Next time, they're fired.