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LibbyAshleigh · 01/12/2019 18:08

Ok, so not sure if this is the right category to ask this in, but;
I recently had my first baby, he’s 9 days old. And I’m finding myself getting annoyed at a few specific family members. I know he’s a new baby, and it’s exciting and everything, but my brother, sister, mum, and boyfriend’s mum are actually quite over the top. Every time I bring him downstairs my brother and sister come over to me and stroke his head saying hello and how cute he is etc, which is fine once but not when they stay there for 10 minutes or more. And my mum gets on my nerves by saying when he’s crying ‘oh he wants his granny’ when actually, he probably wants me, or a bottle or a nappy change. And my boyfriends mum is the worst one of all. Every single time I post something about him on any social media that she’s following me on, she comments ‘oh I love him’ or ‘special boy’ or something of that sort. And it’s constant. I made a photo album for my baby on my Facebook, and one day posted about 70 photos. She went through and liked every single one. Also, we went out with her to a cafe the other day and she had the pram next to her, baby was asleep and she was pushing the pram backwards and forwards as if he was crying. It made me so mad! I have no idea if I’m being unreasonable or not, but all this is getting on my nerves already. And my family is the type of family that’ll come up to you and say ‘come here’ and take your kid off you for a cuddle. I don’t want that, it makes me so mad! It makes me want to shout at them and say ‘he’s my baby get off him and leave him alone!’
Am I being unreasonable by feeling like this towards them?

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Lou2120 · 01/12/2019 19:45

I felt exactly the same after my first and while it's only because family are excited and its lovely I do agree it can be overwhelming. You need to be honest with them and tell them though otherwise they will never know. I didnt and it got worst until I snapped when my son was 4! Trust me honestly is the best policy. Try to be kind but firm it is lovely he has so many people that love him x

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