Hellobee Boards Topic: I hate leaving DD with my mother

Hellobee Boards Topic: I hate leaving DD with my mother https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 21:05:34 +0000 Green Thumb on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-85278 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:36:47 +0000 Green Thumb 85278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: I work in the nuclear field in a position that requires me to work 6 days each week, including saturdays and Sundays. I pump what LO will need for Monday on Sunday and while I could freeze it Sunday night, would still have to take it to my mom's Monday morning so she could take it to daycare when she drops LO off. Everytime I take frozen milk she just thaws it. Thanks everyone. I'll figure something out. BSB on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-85139 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:21:29 +0000 BSB 85139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yeah, we already agreed that we don't want my parents watching our LO alone. I wonder sometimes how my brothers and sisters are still alive today. mediagirl on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-85118 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:53:13 +0000 mediagirl 85118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Can you freeze your stash so you have some for Monday at the daycare? I think breastmilk will stay good in the fridge for 7 days, too, if I remember correctly. I'm sorry your Mom is being like this. Might be time to just say thanks...but no thanks. :( Green Thumb on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-85116 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:50:30 +0000 Green Thumb 85116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would love to leave the daycare the milk they would need. The issue is that this day happens to be a Monday and therefore milk I left Friday would go bad over the weekend and Friday I work a 9 hour days while Mondays are 12 hour days so I would need to give her more than I could pump on fridays anyway. heffalump on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-84635 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:12:20 +0000 heffalump 84635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My moms answer to lo's cries are always food. Even though I tell her a million times shes just tired. But lo spits the bottle.out if shes not hungry, so I don't have to worry about it. The worst that can happen is she wastes formula, but my parents buy lo's formula so it only hurts them. aunt pol on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-84199 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:08:58 +0000 aunt pol 84199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yeah I'm in favour of only providing the quantity you want LO to be fed. And the daycare would probably take your side in that too, so they might be willing to withhold later bottles to avoid her using up everything too soon? Is that workable? Green Thumb on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-84184 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:52:14 +0000 Green Thumb 84184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Jacks: That's the thing though! She spits up, enough to where a clothes change is needed. Breastfeeding was just such a challenge and I'm so proud that we've followed through and not had to supplement. I've fought so hard for this and to see all my hard work get spit up all over makes me so mad. Mrs. Jacks on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-84182 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:48:00 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 84182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If you are feeding breast milk, and the baby isn't spitting up... then the amount is probably just fine. On the other hand, I can totally sympathize because my parents overfeed my toddler. Food = Love in our family. We've worked really hard to keep refined sugars out of our lives, but they tend to undermine that. However, we were so grateful they took care of her while we were in the hospital, that we thought it was worthwhile to just overlook it. I've learned to carefully pick my battles! Rubies on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-84147 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:52:00 +0000 Rubies 84147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My MIL does a lot of things that I've blatantly told her not to do but she does it any way when I'm not around. Because of this, I've stopped having her watch LO. It sucks but she wasn't respecting me. Andrea on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-84134 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:38:01 +0000 Andrea 84134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My DD took 6 oz. at 4 months so it is OK? But not OK if your mom isn't following your feeding schedule. If she isn't listening to you, then it might be best if she doesn't watch your LO but I haven't been in the situation myself. Crisark on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-84133 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:36:39 +0000 Crisark 84133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Green Thumb: You know your child better than anyone else. I was just saying sometimes grandma's tend to think they know better or see things we may not. It's all in how you feel. If you don't believe your LO needs more than that then you would def need to limit the supply you leave with your mother so that she can only give what you have provided. I also have never heard of that limitation. I always judged the amount I gave based on how long they could go in between feedings. I got them on a schedule that way. Each baby is different and their mommy knows best. Green Thumb on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-84130 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:33:48 +0000 Green Thumb 84130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Crisark: I was just going by what the pediatrician recommended, no more than 4oz per feeding for the first 6 months. Crisark on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-84124 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:28:08 +0000 Crisark 84124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Idk, 6oz doesn't seem that much for a 4month old if she was acting hungry. My girlfriend just had a baby two weeks ago and he eats 4oz every couple hours. Maybe she thinks she needs more. The only way to fix it is to not give her more than you want her to feed. Or don't let her watch your LO. Green Thumb on "I hate leaving DD with my mother" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-hate-leaving-dd-with-my-mother#post-84108 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:13:09 +0000 Green Thumb 84108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Since the very beginning of DD's life I've had issues with my mother over feeding. DD is exclusively breastfed and due to my crazy work schedule, my mother has to watch DD in the mornings once a week until daycare opens. I've had several talks with my mother about this and thought everything had finally worked out. Well, I went to go pick up DD from daycare after work and the daycare provider told me that my mother had fed her 6 oz in the 2 hours she had her that morning. She's only 4 months old! I don't know what to do... It's to the point I'm debating not having my mother watch her anymore. Anyone have the same issues? What did you do?