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Problematic mother in law

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Lilnic153 · 07/11/2021 16:17

Am I being unreasonable.

Me and my partner never argued up until we had our baby. He is almost 5 weeks.

The problem is his mother.

I worried about how she is with our son. She doesn't hold him properly doesn't support his head, when she holds him upto her chest she doesn't check his head is turned so he struggles to breath. Just everything about the way she holds him puts me on edge. Not only that she force fed our baby milk to the point where he spat the bottle out multiple times and I told her that he had enough twice she ignored me and this resulted in our baby projectile vomiting her excuse she doesn't like waste.

When ever we point something out or tell her she disregards it she knows best . She has even laughed and joked about how we watch her because she is in her words a 'suffocator'.

When ever I say anything about my partner he gets defensive of his mother and doesn't support me in the slightest.

I hate going to see them it makes me so anxious ...yet my partner is inviting we go three times a week.

Am I being u reasonable.

What can I do I'm at my witts end

OP posts:
TempName01 · 08/11/2021 11:06

Splitting up won’t help as he will be able to take baby to her in his contact time and she will end up doing more of the childcare. YANBU to be concerned.

TotallySuper · 08/11/2021 13:21

3 times a week?! Even if they're on your doorstep that's massively excessive. Make other plans. Keep busy and limit to once a week maybe. DP needs to have a stronger word.

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