Annoyed by MIL
I recently had a baby and my MIL is staying with my husband and I for a few weeks but she annoys me. Before having my baby she was okay but after having my baby anything she does annoy me.
Here is a little background.
My partner brother had a baby two years ago and for some reason I think my MIL keeps comparing my baby to her other grandchild as well as keep comparing me to her other daughter in law. If i say to my MIL that my baby has a bellyache or is not eating as much she mentions her other grandchild or her other daughter in law. She will say things like Jada ( using this for the other daughter in law name) buys diapers at BJs you can too or Jada said that the baby wasn't eating either and her pediatrician recommended a switch in formula. She literally mentions her other daughter in law and grandchild to me each time i say something to her.
Jada and her other son came to visit and she was all excited to see Jada and her other grandchild which she saw couple days before while she hardly even looks at my child.
She went to run some errands and when she came back she hasn't even looked at the baby.
Plus since she has been here she hardly helps me with the baby which according to her is the reason she is here. She has only helped with the baby 4 nights in the past 2 weeks.
She has mentioned multiple times that my baby can get water. I let her know that the pediatrician says no water until 6 months because he is being breastfed along with the formula. She has even asked me why i didn't give my child another name than the one me and my husband chose. However, she does not make these comments around her son.
I don't intend on saying anything to my partner because it's his mother but once she leaves i do not intend on having a close with her as before and i do not intend to keep her updated with my child. Anything she wants to know she can ask her son. I do not intend to keep her away from her grandchild. Am i wrong for my decision?
Edited
Don’t get me wrong I have no problem with her offering advice or mentioning her other daughter in law or grandchild because Jada and I get along pretty well . But it has gotten annoying because she literally mentions her daughter in law or other grandchild each time I say something to her. Even if it doesn’t relate to the baby.
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