Mine would have to be that I should not stand my baby up on her legs because she will become bow legged.What's the biggest crock of crap advice someone has given you about raising your child or taking care of baby?
My mother in-law actually told my wife we shouldn鈥檛 tickle our 18 month son because it will make him gay when he grows up.What's the biggest crock of crap advice someone has given you about raising your child or taking care of baby?
My Mom told me the same thing! She said I shouldn't buy the Jolly Jumper because it is too much pressure on her legs.
No offense to my Mom but she is always overly paranoid and is usually the one to feed me her crock of crap lol.
She is always advising me to take my daughter to the ER. If shes constipated- ER, if she has a cold- ER. Anytime I say Ava is not feeling well her reply is OH NO!!! She better not be sick! I'm like... Kay... Ava has been sick twice since shes been born and she is 11 months old. The normal child gets sick 8 times in the first year of life. Not only does she suggest the ER to Ava, she does it for me too! My Mom also advised me to quit breastfeeding and switch to formula because with breastfeeding you don't know how many oz's she is drinking.
Hmm what else... My SIL's MIL suggested I put rice in my daughters bottle when she was 4 weeks old because according to her, she should have been sleeping through the night. My daughter is 11 months and still doesnt sleep through the night!
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Swollen- that is so hilarious my ribs actually hurt from laughing
Aside from the story below, there hasn't been any *specific* advice that stood out, but the admonition that there's one right way to do any particular thing always has been utterly laughable to me. I mean, please. You HAVE to put your baby in a crib or, conversely, you HAVE to sleep with your baby? How about I HAVE to do what is right for my family.
The funniest nonsense I heard, though, was from my grandmother. We were talking about how tiny dd was and she told me I had to start her on cereal and nurse her more or get her on formula. Then the next morning when I tried to reassure her by telling her how much she had grown in just the past week, she told me I better put her on a diet since she was gaining so much.
In my head I was yelling, ';So which is it, you crazy, is she too fat or too skinny? Freak!';
Heh. Yeah. Advice.
ETA: swollen, if that is a true story, that is the single funniest thing i've ever heard about babies. high-larious :)
Now mind you, I had a c-section.
That -I- should be the one carrying the carseat, vaccuuming, doing dishes, taking care of the baby AND making dinner. I wasn't to pick up anything that weighed more than my baby, per the doctor. Was told the doctor doesn't know anything.
That and he was 3 days old when I got out of the hospital, so many in my family told me to put rice in his formula...he'll sleep longer. Then, even when he was sleeping 6 hours at a month at night...put rice in his bottle, he'll sleep longer. Huh? 6 hours is -wonderful- to be sleeping at a month and now he sleeps through the night at four months.
the cold makes you sick (uh, no - GERMS and VIRUSES make you sick!)
Bundle her up even though its 80 degrees outside.NO. --truth is, dress your baby in what you are comfortable in, they shouldn't need anymore layers than the average person needs to maintain a safe comfortable body temp. If your baby is sweating, guess what, HE'S HOT!!
Oh and that ';all babies cry, don't spoil her';. A newborn is IMPOSSIBLE to spoil.
They cry if they are hungry, wet, bored, overstimulated, too hot, too cold, in pain, or have a dirty diaper.
Thats pretty much it. The less your baby has to cry the better for you, the happier your baby will be, and your baby will learn to get what they need eventually without crying if you don't make them ';cry it out'; every time they need something!
Mine was someone telling me to start cereal waaaaay early. Like 2 weeks old. It really ';helps them sleep'; yeah, Ok.
I have my own sleep methods and they work pretty darn well for me most of the time. :-D They include swaddling, sleeping at arm's reach, etc.
Oh- And I agree that anything that starts with ';you have to'; except maybe ';You have to avoid shaking your baby'; or ';You have to make sure you don't smoke around your baby'; is typically a load of turd.
';Dont over feed her, or that will cause her to be colicky';
My baby knows when she's hungry.
I've also been told to put formula in her bottle at nite so she will sleep longer. Even the Dr confirmed that is a crock of bull.. she eats every 3-4 hours because she needs to. The Dr said it doesnt really keep them full longer anyways, just basically fills them with less fats and calories.
Your child will be emotionally damaged if you discipline her ever, for any reason.
(This from a mum whose little bully was sitting on the top of the slide for ten minutes at a time, so that nobody else could go down it - kicking anyone who tried to get past him.)
';and that he couldnt eat ANY solid food until 6 months!! What a bunch of crap-ola';
Yeah, because you're just SO much more informed than, for instance, the World Health Organisation (rolls eyes).
-my grandmother once yelled at my brother for jumping over my baby sister when she was laying down on a blanket, said she will stop growing unless he jump back over the way he came...
-my mother in law told me and my husband not to bounce our baby so much cuz she will get ';shakey baby syndrome';...whatever that is!!
-my other grandmother said that she use to make a sachet of sugar and rice to calm her son (my mom's brother) whenever he would cry...she told me to do it whenever my daughter gets fussy...sugar!?!! a newborn!?!! it's clear now why my uncle has serious issues.
-my grandfather said i need to drink a gallon of whole milk a day to have enough milk to feed my baby....preferrably to have it straight from the cow, but when you dont have a cow, get the whole milk. isn't that nuts!
-to never let the baby sit up until they are a year old because it makes their spine grow crooked.
-to bite my baby's nails instead of filing or using nail clippers...
....my list really could go on, and on, and on....
Mine would be people telling me that I'm going to spoil my babies (this started when they were 4 weeks old) by holding them too much. They aren't even 4 months old yet and I hold them all the time. My 8 year old daughter was parented this way, and I created a healthy, anxiety free girl who had no problem letting me go when it was time to socialize the right way. Oh and letting them cry it out is good for them. Exercises their lungs. What crap.
oh where do i begin? My mom told me to keep the cats out our sons room because they could suffocate him, because of his ';sweet breath';.
My mother in law thought it would be ok for my sister in law to hold our preemie son when my sister in law had a raging summer cold. Because exposing him to a ';few germs'; would build his immune system. Well excuse me. I don't know where she earned her medical degree. But you NEVER expose a preemie born SIX weeks early, to any germs on purpose.
My husbands grandmother said for me to give our son cows milk (before age 1),because it was ';better'; for him the formula. I don't know where she heard that, but our son did very well on his organic lactose-free formula.
I shouldn't let my son suck his thumb. Well guess what. He's been doing it since in utero. I cant' control something that gives my autistic son comfort when he's stressed.
I should spank my son every time he misbehaves. Well again, he's autistic. There are reasons for his behavior (some of it age appropriate.. some not).
Oh this one really got to me. When I decided to not breast feed my son. I was lectured by an anal retentive hun at the naval hospital. Because I wouldn't forgo my depression meds to keep me mentally healthy. That ***** would rather see me breast feed and be depressed. Then be a happy mom, and taking good care of my son. I immediately complained to the nurse in charge as soon as she left my room That ***** was FIRED for being aggressive in how she treated me and several other people.
While I was pregnant, my co-worker told me that I should not raise my hands over my head, because the umbilical chord will strangle the baby. She was dead serious.
My neighbor told me to give my son fruit juice when he was 2 months old to make sure he did not become constipated. Oh yeah, and not to dilute it.
i was told that i should be breastfeeding that i can loose more wieght, lol.. funny i lost 25 outts 50lbs in 10 days from bottle feeding,
i was told that not to vacuum when pregnant that it can make the baby strangle herself,
not to jump to the baby when crying could be nothing wrong,
let her cry.. like come'on she my daughter ima make sure she oka, considering im a 1st time mom i wiill jump to her.. lol..
Everytime my son got sick, my in-laws always told me...';don't worry about it... he is just teething.'; ... Okay he had a fever of 102 and I took him to the doctor.. turns out he had a ear, throat, and lung infection. Then everytime I would give him his medicine in front of them I had to hear it all over again... ';I can't believe you took him to the doctor... he is just teething.. you are just wasting your money... blah blah blah';
Don't let her eat all her birthday cake (which mind you she was forcefully grabbed out of her highchair) she wasn't done and hey I change her diapers so I am the one to deal with it! Who cares?! Half of it was on her hands/body not in her mouth. It's just alot of sugar its not like she's never had sugar.
Babies have to be on formula and solids by 4 months. That and you will not be able to successfully breastfeed twins. Both were ridiculous.
Haha I was told not to give my son ice lollies to offer relief while teething because the ice makes the gums hard which in turn makes it hard for the teeth to cut through. Total BS lol...
I was actually told that I couldnt breastfeed my baby if he was on solid food and that he couldnt eat ANY solid food until 6 months!! What a bunch of crap-ola
Letting my baby cry it out. I tried it for like 10 minutes and couldn't take it anymore.
The biggest crock of crap was listening to a liberal on how to raise the baby. Let God help you..
I don't recall any reall bad advice.
But some of the advice posted here on Y!A is REALLY scary.
Ha ...
I have so many but the one that comes to mind is...
If I dont swaddle my baby, social services will take him away - my MIL.
Let him cry it out...its good for him
Give him juice if he does not like fruit
You need lots of toys to help him learn
There are soooo many. :)
Don't pick up a crying infant because it spoils them.
that CIO is good for their lungs and to stop nursing after X number of months
my father in law told me that i should start teaching my 2 month old how to walk! and eat gerber!
hes a crazy man
LOL
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