Anyone else have this issue
So whenever my MIL comes over, she always talks to the baby in a high-pitched voice (makes baby cry), so I've asked her to stop.. she keeps doing it, will not listen, so when baby cries and comes back to me to be settled, she says how baby will be a nightmare when I'm back in work due to being far too attached to me, (im the mum so of course baby will be attached to me), and she keeps saying how she WILL be having baby when I'm back in work, no-one else is aloud to have our baby, including my husband (not back in work until late June). She will not listen when we try and tell her we will be working my shifts around my husbands.
Anyone had any success, or similar situations, or any tips, I will be grateful. Thank you
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MIL was the same.
For nearly 2 years she's been saying it even before during pregnancy. I laughed it off everytime
Just don't give her the power?
My son is starting nursery in May while I go back to work. She's been told and if she had a issue with it she will be told to shutup š
Your MIL has no power or say about where your baby goes. Ignore it, make your plans and that be the end of it..
If she gets involved when baby is wjth your husband then your husband needs to tell her too x
@Katy she was saying it whilst I was pregnant too, and has been getting worse since 1 day pp, I keep telling her that we will be working it out between us, and she will not listen, keeps making digs at me, and slowly it's dragging me down, I feel like I can no longer keep my cool around her and one day I'll snap, there's lots of things she keeps doing, turning up unannounced etc, and I'm not sure how much more I can take.
Doing my best to keep my cool.
Thank you for your reply x

I think first ask you partner to sort it.
Sit and make a list of the things she's doing that aggrevate you, and ask him to follow through with it
Pls don't think speaking up or 'loosing your cool' is a bad thing
If your hubby doesn't stick up for you who else is going to? Sometimes u NEED to speak up. I did and it sort of calmed down

āShe will not listenā
So donāt talk to her about it or let her know what youāre planning. If she asks about it, fob her off. She canāt physically come over and pick the baby up and take them away so leave her to believe her own delusions. āThose who cannot hear, must feelā as the saying goes.
Thank you both, I've spoken with my husband and he has said he will have a word, so we shall see,
Thank you both for your advice, I really appreciate it x

I can relate, my MIL told me that she'd watch the baby and I'll go back to school. (I never talked about going to school)

Same! Saving so i can respond when Iām done burping my bby š

before I even gave birth mine said I can go gym and she'll watch the baby š¤£š¤£š¤£ (never been gym or have thought about it)

yikes.

There no baby TOO attached to their mother. Ahahahahaha. Sorry, that part made me laugh. Doesn't exist such a thing... good luck to deal with so mich stupidity. Stand your ground