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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She wanted to help.  Give her a break and include her.  Geez.[/quote]

Not OP, but NO. No one needs to have a conversation with me at 3am or prolong the whole episode by trying to “help” change the diaper and taking 5 times as long and waking the baby up fully. No no no and no. [/quote]

Agree.  It is insane to try to interact with someone in the middle of the night when you’ve been warned not to engage repeatedly.
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This is the part that many posters seem to be overlooking. MIL was warned ahead of time about the crying and nighttime routine. Then again on the first night. And second night. By getting up and asking “what’s going on?  Is everything ok?” on the third or 4th night just makes her oblivious and super annoying.

I’d be pissed too OP. And I think your husband handled it well. [/quote]

Obviously OP underestimates how disruptive the nighttime routine is. The lesson learned is stay in a hotel. People don't have to be prisoners in their own home because a baby is there.[/quote]

What part of OP’s post made you think MIL felt like a prisoner in her own home?  Everyone else seems to think MIL was just super excited to spend time with her grandchild. Even during a midnight wake up. [/quote]

Because MIL is saying "What's wrong" and "what's going on?" And not "let me rock that baby!" MIL sounds a bit confused and upset by all the night time noise. Not all MIL want to jump in and rock a baby in the middle of the night. My own mother is more of the "I'm done raising babies, I did my time" and didn't want to help.[/quote]

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