I am at my parents house for the night and I put the baby to sleep, but they are trying to be quiet and they are failing and I keep telling them to be a little quieter and stuff very calmly and nice, but I want to SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAM, cause I do not want him to wake up. They are banging and just being so f-ing loud. They do not understand that even though the door is closed, you can still hear stuff and my baby wakes up from this. What do I do?
2007-11-21 13:16:55 · 21 answers · asked by RearFace@18mo. 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
To Kierra Jenkins, I am not under 18, in fact I am in my 20's thankkkkkkkks.
2007-11-21 13:30:54 · update #1
To some of you; He is 7 months and it is night time, not a nap. I was polite to them, I just need to vent here. Thanks to the rest of you with the thumbs up though.
2007-11-21 13:36:18 · update #2
Tell them if they wake up the baby, they can take care of him :)
It sucks when the baby is asleep and people have no consideration. We went out of town a couple weeks ago and my husband and I got a hotel room, and there was a couple staying in the suite right next to us, up until 4am making all kinds of noise .. it kept waking my baby, I was livid.
Lucky for you, it's family .. and I'm sure they'll be a lot more understanding since it's their grandson.
Besides, tomorrow is Thanksgiving .. tell them it's time to go to bed .. there's a turkey to be cooked in the morning! :)
Good luck!
2007-11-21 13:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by Mommy of One 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I realize you are frustrated and you want things your way however here are some things to consider:
Your baby is probably very tired from all the excitement of being at Grandma and Grandpa's and is absolutely exhausted. You could probably drive a mac truck through his room and he won't wake up.
What seems really loud is probably not that loud, you are just sensitive to the noise level being in Mom mode.
If you (and your SO if there) keep your voices down and stay quiet, hopefully the other adults will too.
The fan in the room is a great idea, white noise is an excellent way to mask sounds coming from outside a room
If baby does wake up, don't worry about it. Just more time for GM and GP to lavish love on the little guy before he goes down again. He's in a new environment with new faces and new sounds, if he doesn't sleep now, he will nap well tomorrow. Relax and enjoy yourself and don't sweat the small stuff. If baby is grumpy tomorrow, hand him over to GM or GP and say he's cranky because he didn't get enough sleep last night because of the noise. Since the noise came from you guys it's your problem and then go for a walk, take a nap yourself or leave the room. Guaranteed the next time you spend a night it will be quiet as can be!
2007-11-21 22:16:00 · answer #2 · answered by babybugs1980 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is stating the obvious. "Tell them to be quiet" Since you have already done so . . . that won't work.
The idea of them putting him back to sleep is okay but chances are they won't do it right causing more of a problem. To ease your frustrations, if your baby wakes up, wait until they are sleeping and wake them up in the middle of the night. It just makes a lasting point for the next time. They will think twice about their noise level.
2007-11-21 21:25:03 · answer #3 · answered by Sweet 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I seriously feel your anger! When I went to my parents the same thing happened, it seemed as if the more I said be quieter something fell! But after a while I hoped for the best and he actually didn't wake up. Its funny but now as a mom and knowing that my baby wakes up from random things I notice and am more careful than ever, but sometimes my baby doesn't wake up when my dog is barking, but wakes up if I open a soda can....lol. Patience Honey!
2007-11-21 21:23:12 · answer #4 · answered by lissette 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
since it is their house, the way you phrase it should be with utmost reverence.
perhaps if your baby does wake up, they will realize that they are not being considerate of the child's needs.
however, the "live and learn" approach is definitely not preferable...
perhaps just start whispering to them. most people imitate others' form of speaking. they should get the point.
2007-11-21 21:24:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Bring the baby out for a walk or drive. This will be quieter and the baby will sleep better. You can also tell them you are doing so because it is too noisy in the house. I am sure they will get the hint.
2007-11-21 21:22:28 · answer #6 · answered by peanutz 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Tell them in all seriousness that if they can't be quiet and if they wake him up then THEY have to put him back to sleep.
2007-11-21 21:20:02 · answer #7 · answered by LOL 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
tell them that the baby easily wakes up, and that you really want them to be quiet, or they can just put him back to sleep themselves.
Then start crying uncontrollably if he does wake up. ^.^
2007-11-21 21:20:13 · answer #8 · answered by kelso mcfly 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
hey darl
not sure how old your bub is but you shouldnt need to be to quite round them this will cause sleeping problems later on. maybe just say to them i appreciate your not use to having a baby in the house and i am enjoying our time here, could you please try a little harder i am concerned (insert name) is going to be woken up by the noise
HTH
2007-11-21 21:32:38 · answer #9 · answered by angelicrulz 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would tell them that if they wake the little darling, then they can have the privledge of getting him back to sleep! That might change their tune
2007-11-21 21:20:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋