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This Facebook status has made me hate my mother in 3 seconds.

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Namechangingforever · 13/10/2016 00:43

I'm BU, I'm not silly. And this post will probably sound OTT, but I need to rant and AIBU is a good place to rant ( I like to think I have a thick skin).

Bit of a backstory I have a gorgeous baby girl who I couldn't feed via breastfeeding, I also couldn't express enough milk for her while she was in NICU, so she had to have donated breast milk, it made me feel so fucking shit about myself, as I couldn't even give my baby what she needed.

Baby not long been home (4 weeks) my sis has just given birth (this morning) to the 2nd most gorgeous baby girl Wink I'm really happy for her, I'm also really please breast feeding is going well (of course I'm jealous about it (not sure if that's the right word)) but I honestly am seriously happy for them! Smile a gorgeous pic came up on Facebook with the caption "gorgeous girl having a feed via the boob" and a lovely pic, I liked it and commented as it was sweet. Along comes my mother with her fucking "how it should be" shit, it's really wound me up.

I have been crying for the last half an hour. I'm clearly over sensitive, but I just feel like my own mum thinks I'm a shit mum for not doing it "how I should".

I'm just so upset and then along comes my other sister who has liked my mum's comment. I bet they're having a right old gossip about how I'm not being a proper mum to my baby Sad

This Facebook status has made me hate my mother in 3 seconds.
OP posts:
troubleinstore · 16/10/2016 20:09

I tried and tried to breastfeed my baby... she wasn't getting enough, it hurt so much and she lost weight over the first two weeks. I decided that I would bottle feed because it was best for her not me. I did the right thing for her. Don't feel bad... ignore ignore ignore you're doing what you need to do. You're gonna make a fantastic mum x

Italiangreyhound · 16/10/2016 20:13

Totally agree with Trouble in-store. You are doing the best for your baby OP.

Smartleatherbag · 16/10/2016 20:16

It's incredibly thoughtless of her, though she probably didn't mean it to come across that way? . Doesn't excuse it or make it any easier on you though.

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