On one level I know I am being unreasonable but could do with opinions and advice here.
Ever since my LO was born in March my MIL has kept at us about a dummy, LO wouldn't be crying if they had a dummy blah blah blah, literally every single time she seen him. We didn't give a dummy and are now 6 months down the line and still no dummy, we have learned to soothe our LO in other ways, personal choice. I'm positive she tried to give LO a dummy when I was at an appointment one day.
Also from the beginning when my LO was only a few weeks old she kept going on about taking him for a walk etc and it really got to me that she wanted to take my baby away from me while I was trying to establish breastfeeding and recovering from a bad labour and c section.
Anyways, DH eventually had a go at her and the dummy mentioning has stopped now, but it is kind of like the damage has already been done, she made me not want to go see her or be available when she just decided to stop by, and that has continued to this day. I do plan for her to look after LO for one day a week next year but I am still struggling with anxiety at the thought of it. Surely she wouldn't try and give a 6 month old a dummy now?
Anyway just looking for some help or advice to get over this. I also don't like leaving LO with my own parents so not just a MIL issue. If anyone else has experienced similar I would love to hear how you coped.
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Leosmumma · 01/09/2022 13:20
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Am I being unreasonable?
81 votes. Final results.
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You are being unreasonable
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You are NOT being unreasonable
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