Have you noticed that no matter who it is, someone is always telling you that when they are feeding your child, you dont feed them enough? A mother learns what her childs crys mean, and I remember when my girl was about 6 weeks old, we were on a family weekend trip (to the cabins). I had two other mothers (about 20yrs older than me), tell me that my child was hungry, which I knew she wasnt. So what happened during the trip? I ended up buying another container of formula as anytime I turned around I kept hearing: Well I just tried to give her a bottle and she wouldnt take it.

Well duhhhhhhhhh, she wasnt hungry and I told you that. Sometimes I think that my gut tells me right, but somehow the communication from my lip to others ears doesnt. :(

I have learnt to basically hear these advisors but don't listen to them, get it. I know my baby so I do things my way. I have been frustrated a few times trying to please others to the detriment of my baby.

Yeah, don't bother about other people's comments. Its your baby and you absolutely know what he or she is needing. There are only 2 things that goes into my mind why these people wants you to feed your crying baby. Either they really wanted to help the baby or they are just irritated about the crying so they assume to help.

Never had that problem. Never would unless they started lactating LOL. I often heard that I was nursing too much though, because he ate every 2 hours on the dot for 6 months, except at night.
It's just like anything else though. You don't have enough blankets, you have too many. Baby needs a hat, even if it is hot enough to cook an egg on the sidewalk. Swaddle him, unswaddle him. give him his thumb, don't let him suck his thumb. The list goes on and on. It's just like any other unwanted advice. Just hear them out, and kindly tell them you understand your baby's cues and will trust her to know when she's hungry.

I too never had that trouble. My child never took a bottle-not even expressed breast milk. It was all on tap for my girl, and when she started on solids it stayed the same. She would only take food from me.

People always think they know better. With kids they seem to justify it by telling themselves its for the good of the child they interfere. I don't know how I would handle it, but it seems to be an issue you'll deal with as long as you have children.

Nobody should know a babies needs better than their own mother. Let the loudmouth know-it-all's whine and whine, and do what you feel is right.

A baby crying doesn't just have to be because of food after all!

As a mother of a few ,I always wait for someone to ask me if they need my opinion.Some mothers just were brought up that a baby cries for food and food only ,which isn't true.

No other person knows what a child want but a mother. She is the only one who understands the child more. Even the other mom don't know what you child want. When somebody told me what my child want I always ended up explaining to them that they are wrong and I know more than them.

Haha, so my sister-in-law was just complaining about her mom doing this to her. Her youngest is about 6months, and mom watches her two youngest every day and has apparently started giving the baby a cracker and taping it to tick her off. My reply was of course that is she didn't abuse mom to babysit she could threaten to take her away if she didn't stop, but since she "can't afford" daycare she doesn't get a choice. Mind you mom has two kids and raised two others for several years, lol.

I think some people are just trying to offer some advice to mothers whom they may suppose are new. Just smile and let them know you hear their advice and thank them for trying to help.One day that may be you offering advice to a new mother. Babies just like to suck so maybe try a pacifier if they aren't hungry.:o

My mom attempts to know what my son wants, but if I tell her that he's not hungry she does listen. When my mother makes suggestions about what could be causing the crying I know she's only trying to help. More often than not my son tells me (in his own little way) exactly what he wants. Others just don't recognise the signs for bottle, playtime, cuddle, sleep, dummy. I do, and I don't hesitate to tell them that I know his signs and they do not. Just politely as possible explain that you're the mother of this child, and they should be worrying about their own child/ren