When my sister comes over its usually after I have put my 4 month old to bed. Instead of her coming into my room to just peak at her she always picks her up therefore waking her then Im the one with a wide eyed baby that want to stay up for a few hours, because she always gives her back to me when she starts to fuss, when its my time to have alone time.
2006-08-16 13:37:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
she has 3 kids but doesnt never act like it...you would think that kids werent her thing...but i guess theres an exception with babies
2006-08-16 13:47:42 · update #1
I would just answer the door and say something like 'Hi, I didn't see you pull in. I was just getting the baby to sleep."
Maybe she it doesn't occur to her to think a little bit before she does something like that, and she just assumes that since you let her walk in there, that it's ok to get her up.
If she still does it after you've made it clear that she'd just gone to sleep, then I would say, when she carries her out of the bedroom 'She's up again! She hasn't napped all day!'
And if your sister says anything like 'Oh, I got her up,' then you should say 'Then you can put her back to sleep.'
If she continues to do it, I would just ask her to not come over anymore until she thinks she can handle not disrupting naptime.
That's not fair to you or the baby at all, and she should really know better with three kids of her own. Unless maybe she hired a nanny...
2006-08-16 17:38:33 · answer #1 · answered by Queen Queso 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
After having 5 children, and close to 30 nieces and nephews...
someone is always coming over. Or the phone's always ringing. Or some kid somewhere is talking, fighting, making some sort of noise.
Only my 1st born needed piece & quiet to sleep. The rest of my children, were just used to the noise before they were even born.
When there's a sleeping baby in the house, the ringer is set to low volume. When someone comes over, they are immediately told that there is a sleeping baby, and the kids are referred to our backyard to play. Or a different part of the house.
Other than that - you just tend to a baby who wakes up, and usually they go right back to sleep.
2006-08-16 22:29:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut your sister off before she gets to the nursery. When you see her heading for the door, block her way in and say, "Nuh uh...I JUST got the baby to sleep. If you wake her up and get her screaming because she's over-tired and needs to sleep, then YOU can take her home with you! This is the ONLY time I have during the day to have some peace and quiet, and if you ruin it, so help me... As long as she's awake, you can hold her and play with her whenever you want, but when she's sleeping, let her be. Do you like it when you're tired and someone wakes YOU up?"
2006-08-16 20:44:34 · answer #3 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would slap her and kick her out. Just kidding. I would tell her that she needs to stop going in there, even just to take a peak. Or start coming over when the baby is still awake.
2006-08-16 22:33:28 · answer #4 · answered by Shawna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is totally rude and disrespectful! YOU are the baby's mother therefore you MUST say something. Tell her when she arrives not to wake the baby because it screws up her schedule. If she isn't cooperative then tell her from now on she'll have to come over during the day when the baby is awake.
2006-08-16 20:45:37 · answer #5 · answered by brainchild 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell her that when the baby is sleeping, she's off limits. If she wants to pick up and play with the baby, she has to come over when it's awake. Not only is it not good for you- being your precious downtime, but it's not good for the baby's sleep to be interrupted like that, either. Explain the situation, and set some "visiting hours" for your sister- and everyone else- to abide by.
2006-08-16 20:45:15 · answer #6 · answered by Robin J. Sky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't let anyone wake my baby. Even when my family comes to visit from out of state, a sleeping baby is off limits and I tell them so, a baby is going through so many changes and growth they NEED their sleep, besides that fact that mom's need a chance to get a rest too. Tell her from now on, she's not allowed to wake the baby. At my house, I don't even allow anyone to even peek in on my baby while sleeping.
That time is just as important to you as it is to the baby, make it a rule and enforce it.
2006-08-16 20:55:19 · answer #7 · answered by corel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Politely tell her that if she wants to see the baby she can come at a time that is good for you and your baby. It is not good for you are the baby to be disrupted. Let her know she is importune to you and the baby but both of you need rest. Sounds like you are living with your parents have them to back you up n this. No one likes to have a fussy baby or mom. Con grads on your baby girl.
2006-08-16 20:50:19 · answer #8 · answered by shortansassy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are the baby's mother.... you are her protector.
Tell your sister it is MEAN to wake up any person when they are sleeping, and that you will not put up with that any more.
Besides the fact that it is an inconvenience for you, it is just not nice to do that to your little girl.
2006-08-16 20:44:29 · answer #9 · answered by mia2kl2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is annoying. You should tell your sister to wait for your daughter to wake up or come earlier when your daughter isn't asleep, because your daughter does need to nap. She should understand if she's mature enough, especially because she's a mother.
2006-08-16 21:08:39 · answer #10 · answered by blue_bee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋