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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We see my inlaws once or twice a week. The minute we're through the door it's a barrage of "Where's my baby? Let me see my baby!! I want to hold him!! I need my baby fix NOW!!! Oh, get him out of that thing (Ergo)!!!" - *yank* grabs baby from me, sometimes ripping him right out of the carrier.

Then, when she is holding him, it's all "let's go upstairs, just you and me, you've had enough mommy time, we can have so much more fun without her, I'm going to let you break all mommy's rules, and when you're older I'm going to take you to the museums and the zoo and we're going to have so much fun without mommy, mommy's so boring, you see her all the time..." ad infinitum.

It drives me mental, and believe me, I'm really a pretty laid back person. I recognize she thinks this is fun, but how can I make it stop? She literally snatches him out of my arms with a "mommy holds you too much, time for GRANDMA!!" every time I see her. So far I've just reacted with a curt smile and haven't said anything, but I'm really thinking I need to draw the line.

Ideas? [/quote]

Not that you are but are you one of those mothers that is always holding your baby?  I love it when people take my baby away so that I can relax.  A lot of us recognize that if the baby were still in the room you keep watching and might try to interfere if the baby is fussing up or not approve of the hold on the baby, etc.  So by taking the baby away you can actually rest.  It sounds awesome that you have someone that will do that and I would take every minute of it.  Why don't you schedule with your MIL time where she takes the baby and you get a pedi or go shopping?  Win win for both of you.[/quote]

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