to find this talk to my baby really annoying

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When MIL holds DS and he's crying (the 2 usually go hand in hand!), she says such things to him as:

'I know, I know, it's cruelty to babies'
'I'd report them to social services'
'What have they been doing to you'
blah blah blah

Now I know adults say some silly things to babies when trying to pacify them, but I've never heard anything as weird as this. The first few times I excused it as stupidity, but I'm now finding it really annoying. I think DH should ask her to stop (he too finds it stupid but doesn't like to say anything)

it can be irritating, but only if you let it be. Either do what shesellsetc. said, and give it back to MIL when she starts, or let it go.

When I was in Oz recently my MIL kept coming out with all sorts of ridiculous "baby talk" things for e.g. going for a walk, or saying bye, none of which I would dream of using - but I knew it was only for a short time and so I bit my tongue and tried not to be bothered by it (still cringed inside but hey!)

I can see that some people think it's funny, but when it's from a completely humourless woman who I don't get on with, I guess I fail to see the funny side.

Particularly as the last time was when she'd lifted DS out of his pram when he'd just woken up starving (excl. bf) and I said he's hungry and she refused to give me to me, all the time muttering her 'funny' musings

Don't really think it's dramatic though for DS to cry when he's just woken up after 2 hours and he's hungry!

nope you are not being unreasonable. I'd be p**d off at this too .. esp if it came from my MIL Id take it as a dig at me TBH. so id be tempted to retaliate along the lines of "yep mummy never feeds you does she only when granny comes" (and I'd say it in such a way she knew I was annoyed) or even better "poor baby whats GRANNY doing / saying?" !!!!