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🥺 I feel the same way. I work full time and my Mother in law stays at home. So when I have to return I know mother in law will have more time with the baby than I do and it makes me so so so sad. She is old school traditional values and I am not, but I am nervous to tell her anything because she is family and I don’t want to upset my husband. What you are feeling is very real you are allowed to feel protective over your baby
Yesssssss! My MIL has kissed my baby multiple times without permission after being explicitly told not to. She’s disrespected our boundaries and my son’s safety so that’s definitely contributed to my possessiveness when it comes to her holding my son. She also makes comments about how much she’s bought for him recently as though her buying stuff without us asking her to somehow entitles her to do whatever she wants. She also texts me things like: I can’t wait to hold him! And I just don’t respond because I honestly can’t at this point. She also asked when she could come see HER baby when we got home from the hospital. Basically ever MIL cliche in the book. We’re about to have an intervention with her
Yes, my MIL has done some horrible things to try to break me and my partner up unfortunately we live with her because the house is under my partners name and hers🤧 even though he’s the one that’s paid the house more but honestly i feel like i gots to play it nice because she’s a real pain in my ass so i always tell myself the same patience i have for my baby i got to have with her because my MIL lacks selflessness, she thinks that she’s the only one who’s had a hard life & she’s also very very very two faced
Only when she’s constantly holding my son. When she comes over or we got to her house, she’s holding my son non stop. It’s nice for a bit, but then I’m like “give me back my baby”. Lol
I 100% feel this way and she has done nothing wrong 😅 the worst thing she’s done is call him “my baby” that pisses me off so much. I hope it’s natural to feel this way with no reasoning 😂
My mil was a terrible mom to my husband growing up and now it's like she's constantly trying to make up for it. I keep telling her she doesn't have to buy her grandson clothes/toys as an excuse to visit but also I'm not comfortable with her babysitting (but I am with his sister) so to keep the peace - no one babysits!
You are definitely not alone I’m like this as well but with everyone! Im not sure why maybe it’s just built into us as moms , like when people hold my son and I cna smell them on him especially freshly PP I would wash him . It drove me nuts 😅
Yes, I think it can be just natural. But I do have past trauma & triggers with her & things she did/didn't do with/without permission. Even to this day.