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Idk if this is where I should post this..

Everyone is driving me insane. I swear.. My mom and my grandma and grandpa keep telling me what to do with my child and I'm about to have a mental breakdown. I already have anxiety as it is, and they are just making it worse. Silas has been fussy, ofc because he's a baby and babys fuss.. They think he's fussy because he's got a stomach ache, or he's hungry. He didn't gain any weight since last week at his pedi appointment [which I think he was weighed wrong the at the first appointment, I think he had a pee diaper and I wasn't told to check and change him before getting him weighed.] anyways, because of this everyone thinks he's not getting enough nutrition from my breastmilk. He was really fussy last night and he was cluster feeding before bedtime.. My grandma walked in and got really upset thinking because he was on my boob every hour or less that he isn't getting enough and that he's starving. Thismorning I woke up and my grandpa came in and he's ranting and raving about it and saying that he's going to buy some rice cereal and that I am going to feed it to him.. He's 2 weeks old! He doesn't need rice cereal, and he is getting enough!

they are also going on about how often he feeds and how often he's pooping and peeing.. They don't smurfing know! They aren't in my room all day when we change him and feed him and stuff! He's pooping and peeing just fine, and he's eating just fine as well! It's like they expect him not to cry ever and if he does then something is completely wrong. My grandma is worried because his poop is yellow and seedy.. His pedi told me his poop was supposed to be like that.

Not only that but every time he fusses and my mom is up she thinks he has an upset stomach and wants to smurfing feed him peppermint water even though my pedi said no water because it could dilute the salt in his blood stream!!

I just wish people would leave me and my baby alone, I am his mother, I will make the decision of what to feed him and when. They think his pediatrician is stupid or something. I am going to lose my damn mind if they keep this up, I swear.

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  I'm sorry people are driving you nuts about how you are raising your kid. My family is doing the same thing with me. I've learned to just take a deep breath and try and let it slide off my back. I'm not being a neglectful mother and I try my hardest to give my son all that he needs. It sounds like you are doing what you need to be doing for your childs well being. It just seems like family loves to give their opinions when they are not asked for. Have you ever calmly told them thank you for your advice but if I need it I will ask for it?
My mom/MIL and grandma all told me to give DS pablum when he was being fussy around 3 weeks and I said no. They all got on my case about it. Then they got on my case about how im spoiling him because he was always on my boob and that was the only way to calm him down. He was going through a growth spurt. I did what I thought I needed to do and he is just fine.
First few weeks are fantastic but also your own personal hell lol it's weird. Just hang in there and do what you need to do. You are your childs mother, your family isn't

Quoting Shelby Chappell:"   I'm sorry people are driving you nuts about how you are raising your kid. My family is doing the same ... [snip!] ... own personal hell lol it's weird. Just hang in there and do what you need to do. You are your childs mother, your family isn't"

Thanks for the advice.. I just get so damned frustrated with people. I can handle my crying baby, I can't handle people telling me what to do about him crying. I can't really tell my grandpa no.. He's one of THOSE grandpas.. "I did this with you, my parents did it with me, your mom did this with your siblings, and none of us are dead so you're going to do it, or I am going to do it for you." All I can really do is ignore him and hope his threat is empty. I love my family but sometimes they are so overbearing.

Yeah you are completely in the right. You know what you're doing and his poop is totally supposed to look like that. They must be really old to think it's acceptable to give a 2 week old cereal. You let me know if ya want me ta set 'em straight! ;)

That would drive me crazy too. Sorry they're up your butt about everything that would suck!