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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Baby coming soon. All MIL talks about is literally "holding the baby." I have lost count of how many times she has told me this in person, on telephone, and in emails. SIL said this is all she wanted to do with my young niece and that she won't want to give the baby up. I now remember this when my niece was born. She doesn't help with anything but instead orchestrates a way to camp out and hold. This is how she "helps." I totally get how sweet and magical a cuddle with a newborn is but this is obsessive. Truly, I have never heard anything like it from a grandmother. In an email string with her about coming to hospital when baby is born she told me yet again that she "plans on holding the baby as much as possible." This is weird, yes? If so, has anyone dealt with it and how? I hate to turn her away or crush her enthusiasm this is going to be awkward and frustrating. [/quote]

A friend of mine had this problem with her MIL.  She would hold the baby for hours and not give it up.  My friend cried - she missed out on holding her own baby.[/quote]

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