an insensitive MIL or am i being too sensitive? 🤔

okay, i just want to start off by saying my MIL is great in sooo many ways! she takes my son out on days out, always asks if we or he needs anything- she’s always on hand to help with appointments etc which i really appreciate!

HOWEVER…

everytime she comes to visit, she always says things like “oh he looks just like his dad” “he’s the mirror of me” “he’s got my features” “he’s got my personality” “he’s the reincarnation of my Dad” “he’s all our side of the family” etc - that’s just a few examples btw. even after i gave birth, i invited her to the hospital to come and see him & the first thing she said was “he’s his Dads twin” “it’s like i’ve gone back 20 years” and kept pointing out how his features were alllll his Dad.
now, my son does look like his Dad more than he looks like me- admittedly and i don’t care because my son is beautiful. however, my son is now almost 14 months old & she’s made theses comments at least once a week since the day he was born. honestly, you’d think i didn’t grow and birth him 😂
i don’t mind the odd comment off people, but when its constant, it grates on me a bit 😩

anyway, we’ve recently found out that we’re expecting again (due June) & the first thing she said was “OMG it’s going to be a girl and she’s going to be a Gemini like me! OMG you’re having another me!” and whenever we go to scans or anything, the first thing she says is “go and see how my second twin is getting on, my Gemini twin” or “how is my Gemini twin today?” she’s already saying that our next baby is going to be allll her 😬 baring in mind, we don’t know what gender of our baby is yet but she’s already calling the baby a girl…

i have spoke to my partner about it, and he just says she’s excited and to ignore her, but it’s hard when it’s constant 🥲

am i just being super sensitive or would anyone else feel the same? 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Post partum dad

I have a 2 month old. A few weeks ago my husband crashed out because he didn't feel like he was getting to bond with her. I started exclusively breastfeeding around that time and honestly didnt see the big deal. Baby and I left for a few days and when we got back home, everything was fine. He was extremely hands-on. He helped with my meals, her bedtime, bath, stories.....for a few weeks it was great. Then he randomly sounds depressed af. He says our lo is better off without him, he wants to sleep all day , he asks me not to watch tv then tried playing a video game. He refused to reply to me when i asked any follow-up questions. Then he woke up our baby trying to race me to the bathroom first thing in the morning . He's doing a weird mix of crying, trying, and giving up. Im starting to feel like I cant handle him not being able to handle life with baby and just want to be alone. Are there resources for men?

Is it bad of me to think this or no?

My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti… nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

Shift worker daddies - advice please?

My husband works shifts (6am-6pm days or 6pm-6am nights) so when he’s on shift we either get about an hour or 2 before he goes to work or an hour or 2 when we gets home with him.

I don’t think people who aren’t married/have babies with shift workers fully understand the impact of feeling like a solo parent sometimes.

Does anyone have any advice? I do have parents who can help but I struggle to leave my baby with others as I always feel like they don’t understand the need for tracking wake windows or feeds and our baby will not sleep unless we black out a room or go for a car drive . Everyone seems to think ‘if he’s tired he’ll drop off’ - no he’ll just get overtired and have to then pay for it during his night sleep. So I feel like it’s just easier for me to do it all myself.

When my husbands off work he is great but I do take the mental load of telling him what to do or even reminding him of wake windows etc because he’s not here and forgets routines. He’s also being tested for ADHD currently so there’s that on top of shift work.

Just looking for advice on how to stay sane/keep routines or share loads with shifts workers?

Thank you ❤️

Feeding

My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.