Mother in law issues?

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So, my husband and I have a 5 1/2 month old baby girl. We went to stay with his mother this past weekend. She wanted to get her a few things from the supermarket and asked me what she eats. I told her that all she is eating is the gerber 1st foods. She wanted to get her these puff things, but I told her "not yet" So, anyway, the next day I went to help my husband outside, we also had our 14 year old neice with us. She was getting board so I asked her if she wanted to go back to the house and grab the radio. She happily said yes. When she came back, she said Grandma told me not to tell you something. I asked what it was, and she said that she caught grandma ( my mother in law) feeding our daughter, (again 5 1/2 months old,) a cinammon roll. I specifically told her what she is eating. Then she told our neice not to tell me what she had done. How would you handle it? I just think it is poor judgement, and very disrespectful. I don't understand why a grown woman would delibratley go against what I told her, and even worse, ask her 14 year old granddaughter to lie to me about the whole thing. She told our neice that she would tell me, but when I went back to the house she told me that she gave her applesauce. Lied right to my face.
 
You didn't mention how far away you live from your mother-in-law - but I'd talk to your husband about it and maybe you two can sit your mother-in-law down and explain that you are upset. Explain to her that you told her what your daughter eats and she went behind your back (quite literally) and fed her somethin' that you, as her mother, didn't want her to have and that you'd appreciate it if she'd respect your motherly techniques and your wishes.
I don't understand why she'd feed a 5 and half month old a cinnamon roll because that is dangerous. As a mother who has kids of her own she should know that. Also I'd confront her about the whole lying problem, she seems to have no problem doin' that.. But yes, talk this over with your husband first.
 
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