Hi new dad and new poster here , I saw a post last week I think it was and it was very similar problem to what I have but I never got a chance to see the results and I think it went offline.
I have an issue with my mil and it drives me mad!
Our daughter is 3months old for context
My mil is constantly saying “nana” to our baby I mean constantly!! So much so that I have started counting.. I know it’s sad but I thought I was going insane as my wife didn’t hear it. In a 4 hour visit it was said way over the 100 times! Probably closer to 150! Its nearly every other word! It’s very irritating and I find it really inappropriate.
we say “mummy” “daddy” as all parents do.. but a tiny fraction compared to my MIL. I’m finding I’m having to say mumma and dadda way more than what feels comfortable because of it.
I personally feel she’s doing it to get one of her first words to be nana, i would be upset if nana comes before mumma.
My mil is quite interfering and she’s often said she sees our daughter as her child. when she does come over or we visit her she does seem to take over and almost mother her. I do feel quite self conscious as she doesn’t take her eyes off our daughter and wants to grab her at any possible moment. Which is annoying.
I know it sounds silly but the way my mil says “nana” is completely unnatural, it’s only said to drum that word into my daughter, she will say 3/4 times in a row.. that isn’t normal to say.
A i being unreasonable?