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MIL (who tends to make me crazy at the best of times) came over this afternoon to help hang the curtains I'd made for DD's room. She then would NOT leave, even though DD was tired and DH and I needed to study. Finally, it was time for DD to have some sweet potato before we got her ready for bed (we've been giving her a very little bit of sweet potato or banana for a couple of weeks now, just once a day).
DH suggests his mother should feed her.
This, of course, is the moment she's been waiting for since DD was born. I had to endure 20 minutes of "Oh, you must be so happy to finally be getting REAL food instead of that milk! You must have been getting SO hungry! And now that you're eating REAL food, you can come stay with Grandmere all night!".
Um, NO.
I pointed out that breastmilk is, indeed, real food, and that it's actually all she need right now. That DD isn't going to be eating a whole lot of solids anytime soon. And that she will not be spending a night away from us for a very, very long time (College, maybe, if I have my way :LOL )
She ignored any hostility in my voice, probably because she was so freakin' excited about shovelling solids into my babe. I handed her the sweet potato, and told her it was a little warm so she should blow on it before giving it to A. She looked horrified, and said, "OH! I can't do that! I'd get GERMS all over it!". DH and I cracked up -- if you could see the state of our house right now, it's probably germ central. She then hops up and runs to the sink, and makes a huge production of washing her hands. I swear, she looked like she was scrubbing for surgery - right up to the elbows. I wasn't sure why she was doing it, unless she was intending to shove the food down DD's throat with her bare hands. DH jokingly commented that one of the advantages of BF is that it boosts the immune system, so DD would be protect from any of MIL's germs. MIL - dead serious - says, "Oh, that's why I would never BF though. It's just not hygenic! At least you can sterilize bottles".
I said, "Maybe I'll start rinsing my nipples in Javex".
Can you believe this woman?????
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DH suggests his mother should feed her.
This, of course, is the moment she's been waiting for since DD was born. I had to endure 20 minutes of "Oh, you must be so happy to finally be getting REAL food instead of that milk! You must have been getting SO hungry! And now that you're eating REAL food, you can come stay with Grandmere all night!".
Um, NO.
I pointed out that breastmilk is, indeed, real food, and that it's actually all she need right now. That DD isn't going to be eating a whole lot of solids anytime soon. And that she will not be spending a night away from us for a very, very long time (College, maybe, if I have my way :LOL )
She ignored any hostility in my voice, probably because she was so freakin' excited about shovelling solids into my babe. I handed her the sweet potato, and told her it was a little warm so she should blow on it before giving it to A. She looked horrified, and said, "OH! I can't do that! I'd get GERMS all over it!". DH and I cracked up -- if you could see the state of our house right now, it's probably germ central. She then hops up and runs to the sink, and makes a huge production of washing her hands. I swear, she looked like she was scrubbing for surgery - right up to the elbows. I wasn't sure why she was doing it, unless she was intending to shove the food down DD's throat with her bare hands. DH jokingly commented that one of the advantages of BF is that it boosts the immune system, so DD would be protect from any of MIL's germs. MIL - dead serious - says, "Oh, that's why I would never BF though. It's just not hygenic! At least you can sterilize bottles".
I said, "Maybe I'll start rinsing my nipples in Javex".
Can you believe this woman?????
