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My MIL is obsessed with the sex of our baby

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SpringDream · 02/02/2023 12:04

I’m 14 weeks pregnant, we do plan to find out the sex of our baby, but my MIL is driving me mad. She is absolutely obsessed with me having a boy. As soon as she found out I was pregnant she said she knows it’s a boy. When I sent her the dating scan photo she said “he’s beautiful”. She keeps telling my daughter that mummy is growing a brother for her. It’s driving me crazy.

She also did the same with my daughter when I was pregnant with her. From the get go was obsessed with telling me daily that I was having a boy. When we found out we were having a girl she still persisted that she thought it was wrong and we were having a boy. When my daughter was born she bought her clothes from the boys section in shops (I still got some wear out of them because I’m not precious but just found it strange).

I don’t know what to do really, I know if it continues it will continue to drive me mad like it did last pregnancy. It makes me feel like she only wants grandsons the way she is behaving. I think it all stems from where she only had boys.

Is this strange behaviour or am I just being sensitive with the pregnancy hormones?

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SpringDream · 12/06/2023 21:52

Just to update this thread, we found out we are having a girl 😊

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SmirnoffIceIsNice · 12/06/2023 22:13

Congratulations OP. That'll put MIL in her place. Does she know?

SpringDream · 12/06/2023 22:15

SmirnoffIceIsNice · 12/06/2023 22:13

Congratulations OP. That'll put MIL in her place. Does she know?

Oh yes she knows 😅 8 weeks til my due date now 🥰

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TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams · 13/06/2023 22:48

How's she taking it? Is she talking about you trying again yet? 😂

On the upside your DD won't have to put up with direct comparisons. On the other hand, your poor SIL. No other distractions!

Best of luck with your final 8 weeks. Hope you are not boiling to death

VictoriaBlossom · 13/06/2023 23:03

Embrace it.
My MIL consistently called my bump her, and called my bump "Rita" (inside family joke) and the parrot ended up mirroring her and when I walk in the parrot says hello Rita.

I was sure it's a boy, boyfriend is 1 of 6 boys.

Don't let your MIL upset you, she doesn't mean to upset you-
Let her think it's a boy and call your bump a he

I took my MIL to my scan yesterday and surprisingly for me.... it's a girl and she was right all along 😂

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