Can’t leave baby yet

My partner keeps having a go at me because I won’t ’let him’ take our daughter for an hour or 2 to his mums by himself. His mum hasn’t proven overly trustworthy since she was born, he knows that, so does she.

I’m not in a place where I can leave her alone yet, with anyone. He also hates that I’m EBF and won’t put her on the bottle.

What are people’s thoughts here, am I out of order, being unfair? I will always do right by my LG and I feel I’m being punished for it.

We talk, I explain, he understands, conv closed. Then it circles back a couple of weeks later and on and on…

How do I handle it without this constant cycle of coming back round every couple of weeks?

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Hey. I feel I understand what you are saying. They are still so little. I am EBF, and although am absolutely exhausted, I love being close with my baby and the bond we have.

I also don’t trust certain people to look after my baby, particularly some of the older generation with their parenting styles.

I am not sure how you stop the cycle, we also have ongoing conversations with differences of opinion that causes arguments.

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You’re right to trust your instincts. I only trust my mum with baby and since I’m EBF I haven’t even left her with my mum before.

Your baby has probably developed a preference for bf now anyway so you could say I tried giving her a bottle and she’s rejected it 🤷🏻‍♀️ so he can get off your case.
I hope he gets over it and stops pressuring you🫤

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