Omg mother-in-law *rant*

[pixydust]

pixydust- Were only a few days apart on our DD, getting nervous yet?

surprisingly no... i dont feel at all nervous i probably should do tho!

how are u feeling??

 

[firstbabyOMG]

If this was my MIL, this is how it would go down. Once I made it clear to her how I felt about the situation & she did not relent, it is then my husband's job to deal with his fracking mother. Whether she likes it or not is completely irrelevant & nothing she does or says holds any weight.

That's me. For you, I say - this is YOUR time & YOUR child. She can trust in her son to have made good decisions about the woman he married & how he & said woman will raise the next generation or she can spike her blood pressure either way it won't make a lick of difference. She's shouting at the rain. If she's unstable, then I say don't tell her where you're delivering, ignore the questions about plane tickets & don't inform her or anyone who would contact her about when you go into labor. But most importantly, make sure your OH is on board with you... nothing worse than a momma's boy caving under her & behind your back.

My MIL drives me a little bonkers too - but after 3 years of being married to her son I've got her trained. Good luck!

 

[babybumpage]

I saw a post today, and it was kinda about the same thing... someone was complaining to an expectant mom about the name she had chosen, I believe it was a family member, and the mom turned around and said "wow, it must be the pregnancy hormones, but all I can hear is bull^%$# right now"... lmao! I don't know if I would have the guts to say that to my MIL but if she pulled some of the stuff I've been hearing you ladies have to go through, that comment would definitely be fair game!

 

[babe1]

MY MIL doesnt like our sons name CARL ROY ( maybe bc it was her dads?) my hubby never meet his gpa and we think he will be just like gpa as DH is said to be just like him.. she to ha said she want to be in the room.oh no way im in enought pain hearing you complain now dont need ur stress on me...
was thinking how am i going to get it to were no one is in the room? my DH is in USMC and reinlisting so i was praying we'd get restationed so i wouldnt be insame state when lil man is born.. im oh so happy i wont have to deal with ppl in the room as i got a prayer answered and were moing form CALI to NC in oct! cant wait!

good luck! idk how id be able to tel everyone they cant be in the room..

 

[babybumpage]

I think step one is to check the local rules and regulations for the hospital you are planning on being at. Many, if not all of the hospitals in the states have strict rules about who can even walk in the doors of a hospital during the fall/winter/spring months because of severe issues with flu. I had a surgery in May, and it was a shoulder replacement with the best US surgeon for shoulders, and he was firm with us that the only people allowed with me were my my husband and my mother. They both had to be screened for flu each and every day they showed up to visit me. I joked that it was harder to see me than it would be to see someone in a prison, and the nurse said "going to visit someone in prison doesn't usually result in death is the person shows up sick". Then I realized, it is really that serious for others as well. Husband and I have already made the decision that family will be told the hospital will not accept other visitors until the baby is born and the wellness check is complete. It has to be your experience. They had their experience!!

P.S. Why in the world are people so adamant to be in the room anyway?? Maybe I'm a prude, but that's a 'region' I would prefer not to make into a public viewing area. Bad enough you have a bunch of doctors and nurses staring at your 'region'...

 

[welshmammy11]

omg how dare she its your child its up to you how you and your husband bring up your child. and you can name your child what you what, even though she might not like it, its not here child to name..