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[quote=Anonymous]OH MY GAWD OP WE HAVE THE SAME MOTHER IN LAW!!!! My MIL did this with my first child ALL THE TIME. I thought it was really strange. Within a couple weeks of my first child's birth, my MIL was counting the ounces of pumped breastmilk  in the refrigerator to see if the amount could sustain my infant while she took him away! She was always saying things like "soon I can take him to my house and he can stay for the weekend!" Keep in mind the baby was like 14 days old and I was breastfeeding.

She continued this behavior for about a year. I had to put up boundaries and when she said she wanted to take the baby for the weekend without me there, i would say things like "Don't you want to spend time with me too?" or I would act all offended that she did not want me around.

Op, eventually, after a year, she stopped. I never let her take the baby away without me b/c I thought she was being insane. When she said stuff, I just always said "Oh well, I guess you don't want to hang out with ME!" and I would put her on the defensive so she would be forces to say "Yes, of course I want to hang out with you too."

I am on my second child, and she has not started this behavior with my second. The imporant thing is to put up boundaries and DO NOT LET your baby be alone with MIL!!![/quote]

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