Question my cooking, my cleaning, or even my work. But when it comes to my baby, I don’t know if I’m being arrogant or what, but I do kinda sorta know what I’m doing?

I add in the “kinda sorta” because I mean I obviously don’t 100% know everything, I could be wrong, but I do feel like I’m well-informed and researched-up to know what to do in most situations.

I just feel like when people offer unwarranted or unasked-for advice, I just get annoyed. Or maybe it’s the way it’s said that annoys me?

“Get a hat for him, it’s chilly”

“You can give him some fever medication”

“Give him a suppository, it’s much faster” - after I’ve already given him some syrup.

I mean like Obviously I’m not going to give him both at the same time?! This one annoyed me because she saw me giving him the syrup 🙄.

A lot of the good habits that we’ve tried to teach our son come from the advices of the same moms who have said the above, and I really do appreciate it, because it’s saved us a lot. But, I just feel like when I haven’t asked, please don’t TELL me what to do. It will take 30 seconds longer for the same “advice” to be rephrased in a nicer way that doesn’t make me feel like I’m some clued out mom. But if I’m being sensitive, please comment below to give me a reality check.

I didn’t have a hat on my baby intentionally, because he’s been burning up. My son’s been sweating a lot, and I would rather have him one layer less to help cool off his body without him sweating.

I gave him fever medication already, but thank you for reminding me to give him another dose.

I’m not going to give him a suppository because you literally just saw me give him syrup 🙈.

Also, my mom is a doctor. I’m 13 years older than my youngest sibling. I helped them grow up, and my husband is a pharmacist. I say I’m clued up because I’ve kinda been there, done some of it already.