Disappointed. Mother relationship
I'm 28 weeks pregnant. I live 5000 miles away from my family and friends. I got married 5 years ago and I moved to my husband's city.
I'm an only child and my parents are divorce. I saw my dad maybe 1 time in my entire life.
When I was 8 weeks pregnant I announced it to my mom thru skype. She didn't show any happy emotions. She was upset bc I didn't tell her right away when I found out. Every time I send her a pic of the sonogram her first words are not kind. Usually "how skinny, uff if the baby moves so much is gonna give you nightmares, the face looks weird, etc". Maybe saying "how pretty" like every other first time grand parent will help.
By the way I had horrible morning sickness the first 2 months. And she kept saying to me I'm the most miserable pregnant women she have ever seen. That when she was pregnant she was glowing.
She is planning on coming here for when the baby is born and "help me". I told her I won't need much help. I have someone who comes once in a while to clean my house and my husband is taking parental leave. She goes "who's gonna be in the delivery room? Hopefully me"....ahm no, my husband will be. She went nuts stopped talking to me for weeks.
When she finally talked to me again was to tell me she was planning a grandma shower. Idk what's that. A party for her? She also specifically said my friends are not aloud in her party. I mean I never asked her if my 2 friends from my hometown could go.
I spoke to her 4 weeks ago and more fights. I told her we have a nice room with a private bathroom for her in my house. Since she plans staying for a month. She got upset bc she wants to sleep in the babies room.
The baby is sleeping in her bassinet with us until she is a little bit old.
So far my mother is the only person who cause me stress during my whole pregnancy.
I still keep trying but every time she is rude and I can't take it. I still email her sonogram pictures of my baby even though she doesn't answer.
I dont know what to do. I'm hurt. I'm her only child and this is her first grandchild and she keeps causing me problems. 😥😧
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