It's Your Child!

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.. But should it really be said?

I read a post on this subject a few weeks back, and it really hit home. When you have a child, everyone feels the need to input their opinion and their life experiences. My friends, My family and

 even people I don't even know. It's getting to the point, I would happily bitch slap anyone who voices their own opinion about how to raise my child.

My child.. Noah. I have been with him 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I know my child, inside and out. His likes and dislikes. His favourite food, teddy and position he is most comfy in. But it doesn't stop people reacting and telling me it should be done a different way. 

People in the street, who don't even know Noah or me or my family- Feels its right to tell me i am doing something wrong or it should be done another way. Here are a few examples:

*Letting Noah sleep on his belly!

People complain and insist it's going to kill him. He has slept like that virtually from when he is born. It's mainly the only way to get him to go to sleep. We put him on his back and within seconds he is on his front.. Even when flat out, fast asleep! I get so much hate for it, including a few members of my own family. Because back in the day- pillows were wedged between baby and bars because 'you can never be too careful!' In my own opinion, if he is comfy like that- leave him be! He has the ability to roll if he likes and if he doesn't.. Just leave him. He is happy and healthy.

*Walking around Tesco's with a long sleeved top and a coat will make him overheat and pass out. Thank you nice old lady but my child is perfectly fine and I am pretty confident that I have this mother thing down. I know to check his temperature, I know not to dress him like an Eskimo in summer. I've had nearly 10 months to learn how to parent and I think I know my own son better than a woman I've never seen before! 

But it is not just silly remarks that I just shake off, It's the fact that people get to discriminate my parenting when they have never met me or do not know my child! I understand Freedom of speech and the right to an opinion but what gives you the right to voice that opinion, when you know it will upset people? People have feelings too, We're not all robots.

Until Next time..