NewGrannyInTX
Visiting my new grandson and his parents the other day, the little guy was awake while his dad with holding him, and I was looking into the baby's face, smiling at him and talking to him softly - he was wide awake and I hadn't seen him in a couple of days. Apparently, his mom and dad were trying a new technique to get him to fall asleep, which involved not having him look at faces.... This was a new one on me. And they didn't tell me anything about this in advance, so I was taken aback for essentially being reprimanded for looking at the baby. Really???? I have made it a point to ask them how they want things done (I will become his caregiver when mom and dad go back to work), and this caught me off guard. And honestly, hurt my feelings a bit since it came out of the blue without telling me about it ahead of time. I do plan to tell them to clue me in if they are doing something new, so they don't spring something like that on me again. As a new parent myself, I set boundaries with my own parents that they balked at (like not smoking cigarettes around the baby), but never saw this one coming... I guess I'm looking for some re-assurance that this was indeed over-the-top - or some enlightenment if I am truly behind the times in what to expect.
Bit ott if they hadn't given younthe heads up! However, I used a technique on my 2 DS my nieces and my puppies!! I would gaze at them, not intently but then Crosse my eyes , fake a stifled yawn, then gradually let my eyes slide closed, worked every time! And yep I did have to crawl on all 4s in and out of nursery with both DS to avoid waking them! #2DS would then try to see me over edge of his cot once he got wise to me! Ever tried commando crawling all way across a landing and down stairs?!??