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Mumtobe964799 · 18/10/2022 17:46

I recently give birth to my beautiful little boy, he's 3 weeks old and I think he has colic. Cannot settle him and he is sick after every feed, it's breaking my heart hearing him cry knowing he is in pain feeling like I'm not doing things right. I cannot stand my MIL holding him. She belittles me and my partner thinking she knows best when she hasn't had a baby for 20 years, she doesn't give my son back to me when he cries and she always calls him "my boy" I literally have to dig my nails into my hands to stop myself from lashing out. Whenever we are at my MIL he gets passed around like a doll. There are no boundaries what so ever and nothing is respected. I don't know if im being way too sensitive but I cannot stop feeling like this. Does anyone have any tips or advice because I don't know how much longer I can take this. Thank you guysSad

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Mumtobe964799 · 18/10/2022 17:46

I recently give birth to my beautiful little boy, he's 3 weeks old and I think he has colic. Cannot settle him and he is sick after every feed, it's breaking my heart hearing him cry knowing he is in pain feeling like I'm not doing things right. I cannot stand my MIL holding him. She belittles me and my partner thinking she knows best when she hasn't had a baby for 20 years, she doesn't give my son back to me when he cries and she always calls him "my boy" I literally have to dig my nails into my hands to stop myself from lashing out. Whenever we are at my MIL he gets passed around like a doll. There are no boundaries what so ever and nothing is respected. I don't know if im being way too sensitive but I cannot stop feeling like this. Does anyone have any tips or advice because I don't know how much longer I can take this. Thank you guysSad

i could have written this! i just don't understand why in laws think it's ok to act like your baby is their own. they've had their time and now it's yours.

i know it's easy to say but take your baby back! i know you don't want them thinking oh she doesn't let us hold the baby but you need to especially if the baby is getting passed around like a bloody doll.

your defiantly not being irrational or overthinking. you don't carry a baby for 9 months just to hand them over to your in laws so they can call your baby 'my boy' honestly the amount of times i've read these things about in laws is crazy!

sending love to you. your doing amazing!

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