To consider divorce because of MIL?

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I love my husband dearly but his mother is causing me horrendous anxiety since our baby was born. Has anyone ever left their partner due to MIL? I’m not depressed or anxious unless she is around or imminent.

Clearly divorce is not the answer. You will never get this time back with your baby- your husband needs to take a firm stand against his mother. Completely reasonable to have very boundaried, limited contact, or if it comes to it, no contact just now.

Have you spoken to him about it? Why not have him visit her at her house and limit her visits to your house? If she calls unannounced and Dh isn't there just don't answer the door, or open an upstairs window and tell her you and baby are in bed so it's not convenient. If she happens to have a key to your house and lets herself in, change the lock. What is it that she is doing to make you so anxious?

What exactly is she doing?

YABU to divorce your DH because of your MIL. But YANBU to divorce him if he doesn't back you up over whatever stress she is causing you. What is she doing to upset you so much?

If your husband is ok, can’t you just “divorce” the mil? It’s his mum so you can’t tell him to stop speaking to her. But child visits at her house only, you don’t see her etc

Let him take baby to visit MIL you step back and have some time to yourself and feet up, maybe until you are ready to see if you want her in your life again. I’m sure we would all be divorced if we divorced because of our MIL at some point or another especially after a new baby !!!

It all depends on what she is doing and how much (if any) support he is giving you

Just tell her straight no sugar coating it exactly how you feel. I have done it when Ive needed to and it had the desired effect they usually get the message. It might ruin your relationship for ever but hey you aren't exactly friends now so go for it otherwise it will fester and eat you up inside making you continually unhappy.

Thankfully my husband is backing me up and limiting contact. She has been incredibly grabby with the baby and very in my face since I found out I was pregnant. We had very little contact before this and I was totally overwhelmed. She has zero tact, ignores our polite requests, cannot read the room, handles the baby badly and always overstays her welcome. I don’t trust her. I suspect she is going to affect my relationship with my husband, I am almost physically sick at the thought of her being near my baby.