Mother in law rant advice please

Hi, so just to start off my mother-in-law didn’t really bother with me during my pregnancy if anything she called me dramatic when I was suffering with morning sickness she invited herself to our gender scan and I just really don’t like her at this point, my baby is nearly 4 months now every time we go to her house her or my father-in-law constantly have to be holding my baby I can never hold my own baby when I’m there it’s always them to pass him around and it really frustrates me because I just feel like we don’t go there just for them to see their grandson like I want to be able to hold my own baby I struggle with confidence. I am a people pleaser but it’s just grating on me so much now. She says strange things to my baby such as oh you idolise me, don’t you? And just says oh are you acting hungry with me because I feed you all the time? Or is your mummy and daddy not treating you right? Are they horrible to you? And I know my baby is only four months and does not understand this, but it really angers me. I feel like she is overly obsessed with him if she is holding him and anyone else tries to talk to him or interact with him she tells them to go away. Not me but like her husband I really don’t like her. My partner doesn’t stick up for herself either. I don’t know if I’m just being dramatic. I am quite territorial over my baby but I just want to be able to have the confidence to say I want my baby back now please or can you not say that I don’t feel comfortable with you saying that?
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i hate when people take my baby and had an instance last week where my MIL took him straight out of arms. I was clearly quite uncomfortable and my partner didn’t say anything either, i spoke to him after and he just said he didn’t know how to handle it as the baby wasn’t crying, but it’s really put me off visiting You are alone with feeling like that, i really want to have the confidence to say no to holding too as i’d rather people just spoke/interacted with the baby but let me hold him. I often feel upset and uncomfortable after visiting people (not my family) as i feel like i can’t say no to them taking him but can’t really think how to phrase it without people taking offence.

@Louisa I’m the same I feel uncomfortable with anyone holding my baby. When it comes to a day when I know I’m seeing someone I can’t relax at all

@Emily it’s horrible isn’t it☹️ i don’t really know how to handle it, it’s something i never expected to feel and it’s not getting better as he gets bigger, if anything now he’s aware and can look around for me it’s getting worse!

I used to struggle with this too. My MIL used to take my first child away from me and into a different room as she thought she’d settle if she couldn’t see me. I’m no contact with her now thank goodness. You might like this group… https://www.peanut-app.io/share/VjTyoICKSOb

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