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To be angry at mil for scaremongering

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Cookiesncreme · 01/06/2024 17:27

Yesterday my partner sent a video of baby crying to get some advice from his mother whilst I was napping. For context our baby just had his 8 week.jabs day prior, has reflux and is very windy.
His mum said he might have hydrophalus and then we need to see a gp ASAP as he is in pain.
I've been woken to my partner xoming in saying we need to see a gp because baby is crying really badly and his mum say its might be fluid on the brain.
I'm completely baffled and said we'll have you winded him etc.
For context I have really bad anxiety and have mentioned it to HV when they came about how I'm worried about things being wrong with baby so this resllly isn't helpful or nice to have pushed on you from someone who's seen the baby once and seen a 30 second video.
I mentioned it to her that it's not helpful and she's caused me even more anxiety now by saying he has this disease. Anyway its caused huge argument now between all of us because of this. She's also not sorry for mentioning it even though its caused my anxiety to come back worse. She also messaged me saying my baby is in pain so I need to go to gp. Any ops?

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Cookiesncreme · 01/06/2024 17:42

Moral of the story is I should've just not had a bloody nap

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PonyPatter44 · 01/06/2024 17:41

Is there anything else that might make a sensible person think, oh god, there's something really wrong with this baby? Don't take this the wrong way but does he have a very odd-shaped head?

If not, and he has since been winded and settled down a bit, I'm sure he is fine.

If your MIL is the sort of moron who'd say something unsettling like that and your DH is the sort of moron who would a) ask his mum how to settle his own baby and b ) repeat such a moronic comment....I'm afraid you are going to have to work hard at ensuring baby takes after you and not his dad or his dad's side of the family !!

Itsonlymashadow · 01/06/2024 17:41

Cookiesncreme · 01/06/2024 17:35

I think the issue with that take is she's told us to go to the GP urgently, how is he supposed to go to the GP without me knowing? Plus my partner really dosnt have a clue about babies so he couldn't contest it.

Op I am sorry but you are placing all the blame on her, when he went to her for advice and she gave it.

He, then, panicked and came to you. He spiked your anxiety. You can't blame her and not him because 'he doesn't know babies'. I assume you work with children professionally? In which case why doesn't he trust you opinion that it's vaccinations reflux etc.

She was asked her opinion and gave it. She isn't to blame for the spike in your anxiety. Your partner asked her then came to you.

Girloutdoors · 01/06/2024 17:40

Why would anyone jump to the conclusion of fluid on the brain because of a baby crying?

Also don't understand why people send videos of babies crying 'for advice'. Dhs friend does this.

How is anyone suppose to know why the baby is crying.

Boomer55 · 01/06/2024 17:37

Why would anyone think a reaction to a vaccine (normal), or wind, to be Hydrocephalus?

Sounds completely OTT.🙄

StormingNorman · 01/06/2024 17:37

This isn’t a MIL problem.

Cookiesncreme · 01/06/2024 17:37

Agreed, that's part of the argument I've told him to stop informing her of babies issue as her anxiety over him is making it harder to live and manage my own. We're talking spam calls to both phones because we didn't update her when we want to get carabol for reflux

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crenellations · 01/06/2024 17:36

Is she medically trained or just enjoys googling?

Cookiesncreme · 01/06/2024 17:35

I think the issue with that take is she's told us to go to the GP urgently, how is he supposed to go to the GP without me knowing? Plus my partner really dosnt have a clue about babies so he couldn't contest it.

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wizarddry · 01/06/2024 17:32

He shouldn't ask her advice if he doesn't want it

Itsonlymashadow · 01/06/2024 17:31

Well she told your partner. He is the one that told you.

So if you feel the person who is to blame is the person who made your anxiety shoot through the roof by telling you, then wouldn't it be your partner you should be mad at?

Cookiesncreme · 01/06/2024 17:27

Sorry for typos!!!!

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