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ZippySeal · 04/06/2024 17:21

Drama started when I got pregnant. I had pre natal depression and had a hard time coming to terms I was going to have a baby, the baby was wanted but I needed time to work that out with my partner in my own time and I let everyone know that.
Because of that I had a breakdown when my mil bought cakes and a gift basket for me 2 weeks after I found out I was pregnant, but my partner explained my situation to them and they understood.
After that I told my partner I wanted to keep the ultrasound between us until I felt ready to share as I found to get my head around straight away. Partner explained to pil who said they had be waiting all day for the photo and were upset that I wouldn't give it to them, they said I was cutting them out even though I explained my reasoning.
After this I told everyone in the family not to buy any clothes, mil rings dp and cried down the phone to be later rung back with fil calling me manipulative for making my partner do things my way ( my partner didn't mind and understood my situation).
Consistently everytime I saw her she mentioned the pregnancy, asking me questions and getting drunk and making comments after we both have said copious amounts of times I don't want to discuss it. Partner messaged her loads and said it in person but she still didn't stop. She said my baby was craving kfc when I was eating a kfc, I told her right there and then I'd rather not discuss it to which she cried and told dp I was being rude.
I told everyone the same thing, no favouritism and everyone except them was accepting. I said once he's born I'm not stopping anyone seeing him and I want it to be happy families but atm I want privacy and for my boundaries to be accepted.
After baby born it was all fine and I had to accept I wasn't going to get an apology from them and that I should just move on for my partners sake. We'll they've been spam calling me every time baby goes to gp for reflux because she wants information and is worrying for his health and said he might have a genetic disorder based on him crying all the time, i told her this wasnt good for mt anxiety and i wasnt happy and she kept on about not caring it caused me stress as a ftm. I'm angry and they don't get why so I told her where to go and to f off. I've had enough they're never wrong and never accept any criticism or boundaries. I've gone no contact now, allowing them to see baby with me present but we won't be talking to each other. Fil doesn't want to talk to me again either apparently.
Basically aibu to just not talk or involve myself with them again.

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Travis1 · 04/06/2024 21:04

Fuck me the posts on this thread are sickening. OP did not single out the in laws but the in laws were the only ones who wouldn’t respect her boundaries and requests.

I hope your husband continues to support you and baby starts to get better soon

FakeMiddleton · 04/06/2024 21:10

Livelovebehappy · 04/06/2024 20:42

You sound absolutely awful. A total nightmare. You’ve been setting them up to fail as soon as you found out you were pregnant by putting up unnecessary boundaries. I think for their sake you should go nc, but would hope you don’t expect your dp to do the same.

What a shitty post for someone with that username

OP, I've got toxic in-laws and can imagine them so so clearly when I read your posts. I'm gobsmacked people on here aren't up in arms on your behalf. If you need to chat to someone, DM me.

Bananabreadandstrawberries · 04/06/2024 21:13

ZippySeal · 04/06/2024 17:21

Drama started when I got pregnant. I had pre natal depression and had a hard time coming to terms I was going to have a baby, the baby was wanted but I needed time to work that out with my partner in my own time and I let everyone know that.
Because of that I had a breakdown when my mil bought cakes and a gift basket for me 2 weeks after I found out I was pregnant, but my partner explained my situation to them and they understood.
After that I told my partner I wanted to keep the ultrasound between us until I felt ready to share as I found to get my head around straight away. Partner explained to pil who said they had be waiting all day for the photo and were upset that I wouldn't give it to them, they said I was cutting them out even though I explained my reasoning.
After this I told everyone in the family not to buy any clothes, mil rings dp and cried down the phone to be later rung back with fil calling me manipulative for making my partner do things my way ( my partner didn't mind and understood my situation).
Consistently everytime I saw her she mentioned the pregnancy, asking me questions and getting drunk and making comments after we both have said copious amounts of times I don't want to discuss it. Partner messaged her loads and said it in person but she still didn't stop. She said my baby was craving kfc when I was eating a kfc, I told her right there and then I'd rather not discuss it to which she cried and told dp I was being rude.
I told everyone the same thing, no favouritism and everyone except them was accepting. I said once he's born I'm not stopping anyone seeing him and I want it to be happy families but atm I want privacy and for my boundaries to be accepted.
After baby born it was all fine and I had to accept I wasn't going to get an apology from them and that I should just move on for my partners sake. We'll they've been spam calling me every time baby goes to gp for reflux because she wants information and is worrying for his health and said he might have a genetic disorder based on him crying all the time, i told her this wasnt good for mt anxiety and i wasnt happy and she kept on about not caring it caused me stress as a ftm. I'm angry and they don't get why so I told her where to go and to f off. I've had enough they're never wrong and never accept any criticism or boundaries. I've gone no contact now, allowing them to see baby with me present but we won't be talking to each other. Fil doesn't want to talk to me again either apparently.
Basically aibu to just not talk or involve myself with them again.

You sound difficult work and a drama queen!
You’re a nightmare!

Ewock · 04/06/2024 21:15

Lots of vile people out tonight. I'm so sorry for the shocking crap they are coming out with.
Protect your mental health and do what you need to. You didn't single then out, you asked for support with what you were going through
Some nasty, heartless people about on this thread unfortunately.

TiramisuTastesDreamy · 04/06/2024 21:23

I’m sorry you’re feeling this way but to be honest it sounds as though you are struggling and everything is being made unnecessarily difficult for others because of your imposed boundaries. YABU and really hope you can get some support

Chickenuggetsticks · 04/06/2024 21:32

I had ante-natal depression, most people really don’t understand it. I was utterly bereft a few weeks into my pregnancy (HG probably contributed but I think I would have got it anyway). I was really happy initially but I completely understand why you didn’t want to talk about the pregnancy. I didn’t say anything to anyone because no-one would have understood the complexity of the feeling. I live in a different country so didn’t share news until the first trimester was over. I would have found it very hard to hide if I had been home because I was riotously sick.

I would say though that you need to bet some support. Mine morphed into monster PND for 3 years.

Your in-laws probably do not mean to be overbearing but it will feel that way. Honestly it probably isn’t about you, it’s their grandchild. I totally get that for my in-laws I’m a vessel for their GD, not ideal but it is what it is.

Maray1967 · 04/06/2024 22:20

Maddy70 · 04/06/2024 20:26

Honestly they sound great and normal. I would really look at getting support for your mental health. Your reaction and responses are not normal responses.

No, they were not great.

I put in boundaries when I was pregnant with DS2 after 3 mcs because I did not want to be talking about it all the time. That was mostly respected. DH knew very well that if it wasn’t, PIL would not be hearing anything at all about the pregnancy. DGPs do not have a right to information on pregnancy or baby’s health. The mother’s wellbeing comes first - all the time.

In this case the MIL just wanted to be off buying baby stuff and showing off scan photos. Not her place to demand that.

Maray1967 · 04/06/2024 22:23

Chickenuggetsticks · 04/06/2024 21:32

I had ante-natal depression, most people really don’t understand it. I was utterly bereft a few weeks into my pregnancy (HG probably contributed but I think I would have got it anyway). I was really happy initially but I completely understand why you didn’t want to talk about the pregnancy. I didn’t say anything to anyone because no-one would have understood the complexity of the feeling. I live in a different country so didn’t share news until the first trimester was over. I would have found it very hard to hide if I had been home because I was riotously sick.

I would say though that you need to bet some support. Mine morphed into monster PND for 3 years.

Your in-laws probably do not mean to be overbearing but it will feel that way. Honestly it probably isn’t about you, it’s their grandchild. I totally get that for my in-laws I’m a vessel for their GD, not ideal but it is what it is.

I profoundly disagree that we should accept that in-laws see us as a vessel for their grandchild.

If I thought mine thought like this, I would have no relationship with them at all.

Prawncow · 04/06/2024 22:30

I haven't seen any judgement. Most posters seem very concerned for you and your MH.

It doesn’t sound like you were stable enough to be having a baby.

No judgement?

Lots of posts from people who either didn’t read the OP are just wilfully ignorant arseholes. The second sentence says the OP had prenatal depression and that’s why she asked for no discussion of the pregnancy in her presence. Still lots of people decided to tell her she’s an awful person and tell her she sounds ‘unstable’. The ‘nice’ posters tell her she needs help.

Why would anyone talk openly about their mental health when this is how people react. Antenatal depression is a very common illness.

onceagainhereiam · 04/06/2024 22:30

To be honest your behaviour sounds extremely worrying, they're not being unreasonable at all. You sound very unwell and unhinged, maybe could check in to a mental health facility for a while?

Prawncow · 04/06/2024 22:30

And again. Unhinged? FFS.

Prawncow · 04/06/2024 22:32

If only modern medicine could come up with a cure for being a judgemental twat this thread would be a lot shorter.

Chickenuggetsticks · 04/06/2024 22:36

Maray1967 · 04/06/2024 22:23

I profoundly disagree that we should accept that in-laws see us as a vessel for their grandchild.

If I thought mine thought like this, I would have no relationship with them at all.

Yeah I understand that but tbh it’s no skin off my nose. I don’t see them as massively important or of interest either. I also just don’t see them much as we are very far away. They are generally nice to me we have a decent relationship and are good grandparents so it doesn’t bother me much. They aren’t that interested in DH either but they are taken with DD and thats the important thing to me. If they were unkind or rude we would have a problem.

PetulantPenguin · 04/06/2024 22:37

I think your partner is going to need to stop telling them about appointments etc if you dont want them to be worried.

Its natural for them to worry, so if your partner tells them only positive news then they wont need to worry.

That should solve at least some of your issues as it seems most issues youve mebtioned would have been caused by your partner (naturally) talking to their parents.

I think your reactions seem ott but at the same time having a new baby cam do that to you and being pregnant is difficult emotionally.

ZippySeal · 04/06/2024 22:38

Check into a mental health facility, what year are you living in? You can't even get a gp appointment let alone be referred to a mental health unit 🤣🤣

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ZippySeal · 04/06/2024 22:40

Spoken to dh, I've said I'm willing to have a relationship with them if their willing to tell me after countless amounts of requests to not speak about pregnancy to me and me alone, why they decided to ignore and continue to do it even tho they knew it made me upset. Hopefully that should add some clarity to the situation.
For all those say I'm unstable, maybe I just can't understand why someone would actively ignore a request of someone I supposedly love when it makes them really really upset

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JoniBlue · 04/06/2024 22:49

You do need help.

saraclara · 04/06/2024 22:51

ZippySeal · 04/06/2024 22:40

Spoken to dh, I've said I'm willing to have a relationship with them if their willing to tell me after countless amounts of requests to not speak about pregnancy to me and me alone, why they decided to ignore and continue to do it even tho they knew it made me upset. Hopefully that should add some clarity to the situation.
For all those say I'm unstable, maybe I just can't understand why someone would actively ignore a request of someone I supposedly love when it makes them really really upset

I genuinely don't understand what you've written there.

You seem unhealthy focused on something that happened at the beginning of your pregnancy, yet your baby is here

saraclara · 04/06/2024 22:53

I'm willing to have a relationship with them if their willing to tell me after countless amounts of requests to not speak about pregnancy to me and me alone, why they decided to ignore and continue to do it even tho they knew it made me upset. Hopefully that should add some clarity to the situation.

There's no clarity in what you've written, at all. Can you try to explain this again?

JoniBlue · 04/06/2024 22:55

They don't understand you, you don't understand them.

You are too unwell possibly to see how hostile you are behaving. I hope you find a good doctor who can get you thinking straight.

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 04/06/2024 23:01

If the OP has issues with her mental health around pregnancy and childbirth, her PiL need to learn a bit of sensitivity and know when to STFU. Because they are making it much harder.

2kidsnewstart · 04/06/2024 23:06

Hi, I hope you're okay. I think having a baby is so tough when so many family members have strong feelings and you're in the midst of it all. I suppose I think you don't need to make massive decisions about going NC or otherwise. Just keep communicating with your partner and take it easy on yourself, find support that works for you. Fresh air will help. Take it all day by day. As the baby grows I think it will probably get less intense for all of you. Wishing you all the best.

Nightowl1234 · 04/06/2024 23:11

ZippySeal · 04/06/2024 22:40

Spoken to dh, I've said I'm willing to have a relationship with them if their willing to tell me after countless amounts of requests to not speak about pregnancy to me and me alone, why they decided to ignore and continue to do it even tho they knew it made me upset. Hopefully that should add some clarity to the situation.
For all those say I'm unstable, maybe I just can't understand why someone would actively ignore a request of someone I supposedly love when it makes them really really upset

Gosh. I feel for you but this isn’t the right approach. Demanding an inquiry so that they can account to you for perceived past wrongdoings before you’ll move on. That’s quite extreme and, gently, makes you sound unreasonable. I know it’s hard, but sometimes letting things go and moving on can be the best approach.

ZippySeal · 04/06/2024 23:11

Hi everyone,
Decided to leave everyone behind as that's what's for the best
Be sure to comment be kind on my daily mail post

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Nightowl1234 · 04/06/2024 23:13

ZippySeal · 04/06/2024 23:11

Hi everyone,
Decided to leave everyone behind as that's what's for the best
Be sure to comment be kind on my daily mail post

OP, is your partner there? Talk to him, now. Or call a friend. But talk to someone urgently now about how you’re feeling.