My OH parents have said they will look after our LO when I go back to work, which will be for 3 days a week.

I was wondering how you ladies have done it - did you have a sit down and discuss how you would like things to be done? Did you just leave them to it?

My OH mum is a registered childminder but it has been a long time since she has looked after someone so little.

My FIL is quite nervous around my LO, so I don't really want her left alone with him until he's got a bit more confidence.

Do you let them play in your house?

I am absolutely DREADING leaving my LO, but just not sure what sort of relationship to have with
the inlaws, when it comes to looking after my LO. Sometimes when I go to their house at the moment, I feel like they are rolling their eyes when I tell them just to leave her playing ( they constantly want to pick her up, and she gets ratty and just wants to play!) along with other things.

Just looking to see how you ladies deal with it xxx

I'm in the same boat as my mum is about to take over childcare for my seven month old (she'll be nine months then tho) in April for three days a week. She's a nursery and primary teacher who's just retired, and is fab with DD. Dad was very ill last year but is a lot better now and hoping it'll be good for him to have wee one around. We are starting next week with mum being in our house and seeing the routine, me being in her house and putting DD down for naps etc, then having a meal there in her highchair etc (they have the same highchair as us) then we are going shopping this week to get a few 'familiar' bits and bobs for them to have at theirs, like her usual light show for sleep times, and a stock of cheap outfits etc in case she's sick etc - bedding for travel cot etc. They've asked me to write down her average routine for them to have reference to, and we'll do several 'run through's with me in their house first. Having said all that, I don't know how comfy I'd feel doing that with the inlaws though - different when it's your own parents cos you can have arguments with them if you disagree then sort it out lol xx

My MIL is looking after my dd twice a week for a few hours when I go back to work- I'm going to write down dd's routine for her so she knows whats what and I will hope she'll use that to her advantage (I'm quite baby led so the routine is what dd has carved out herself so if my MIL chooses to ignore it she'll have to live with the consequences lol) x

I've subscribed to this as it's the exact situation I have.
MIL is a childminder and will be looking after LO when I go back to work. I'm worried how our routine will fit in though when she has other children in the house :?