{"id":82539,"date":"2024-09-26T14:37:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T07:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=82539"},"modified":"2024-09-26T14:37:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T07:37:22","slug":"a-mother-kisses-her-baby-in-front-of-mil-who-is-not-allowed-to-gets-asked-to-stop-but-refuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/a-mother-kisses-her-baby-in-front-of-mil-who-is-not-allowed-to-gets-asked-to-stop-but-refuses\/","title":{"rendered":"A Mother Kisses Her Baby in Front of MIL Who Is Not Allowed to, Gets Asked to Stop but Refuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a recent Reddit post in which a mother shared her personal experience, reaching out to the community for support.\n</p><div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-1\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image27935023\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/479%5C/219%5C/a21b9550a3961666866e56b362.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"1011\"'>\n<div>\u00a9\u00a0freepik \/ Freepik\n<div class='\"bf0a2e8fd2dd44f1e1c9\"'>\n<div>\n<div class='\"d4cd5e4d1c37eb7b6e0b' d6e6c99797533fcec215 data-test-id='\"article-image-1\"'>\n<div class='\"a6462aa5ffcd6c76e41f' b7455aa58c4067faa6bf title='\"Share' on facebook data-test-id='\"share-button-facebook\"'>\n<p>She\u00a0wrote:\n</p><p>\u201cMy\u00a0husband (M25) and\u00a0I (F25) have a\u00a0six-week-old daughter. She\u2019s our first baby and the first grandchild in\u00a0both of\u00a0our families.\u00a0We\u00a0were advised by\u00a0our pediatrician to\u00a0not allow anyone besides ourselves to\u00a0kiss our baby for the first 8-12 weeks minimum.\u00a0This has been communicated to\u00a0both of\u00a0our families who have been respectful of\u00a0this (as\u00a0well as\u00a0our other boundaries\/rules) despite a\u00a0little bit of\u00a0grumbling about it\u00a0from his side.\n</p><p>Last weekend, we\u00a0were over at\u00a0my\u00a0in-laws\u2019 house and\u00a0I had just finished\u00a0breastfeeding\u00a0my\u00a0daughter, so\u00a0she was all sleepy. I\u00a0kissed\u00a0her forehead before settling her to\u00a0nap on\u00a0my\u00a0chest. My\u00a0mother-in-law noticed and immediately\u00a0remarked on\u00a0it\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0super passive-aggressive manner: \u2019Oh, I\u2019m\u00a0so glad that we\u2019re able to\u00a0kiss [baby] now! Did your pediatrician update the rules?\u2019\u201d\n\n\n\n\n\n\n</p><div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-4\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/e7a\/667\/5042895e5286fb358583b532d3.png.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image27935024\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/png%5C/e7a%5C/667%5C/5042895e5286fb358583b532d3.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"1115\"'>\n<div class='\"bf0a2e8fd2dd44f1e1c9\"'>\n<div>\u00a9\u00a0pch.vector \/ Freepik\n<div>\n<div class='\"d4cd5e4d1c37eb7b6e0b' d6e6c99797533fcec215 data-test-id='\"article-image-4\"'>\n<div class='\"a6462aa5ffcd6c76e41f' b7455aa58c4067faa6bf title='\"Share' on facebook data-test-id='\"share-button-facebook\"'>\n\n\n\n<section class='\"d17df1a8ad4a418bd28a' be4f2b8f955c4fc8bea6 data-id='\"27935024\"'>\n<div class='\"e98cf7c6464e2e984a41\"'>\n<div class='\"ab1a7c7e8446c292ec21' aed62af27ad9dd3e8c03 cbca70299449e1c667c6>\n<div class='\"fa9206497131254b6927\"'>\n<div class='\"a2041ac8c145610241c8\"'>\n<div class='\"label\"'>Show more comments\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<p>\u201cI\u00a0was super confused and asked her what she meant and that the pediatrician\u2019s recommendation hadn\u2019t changed.\u00a0She then accused me\u00a0of\u00a0violating the rules by\u00a0kissing my\u00a0own baby.\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her that the recommendation was that no\u00a0one besides myself and my\u00a0husband kiss our daughter, and she argued and heavily implied that\u00a0I was being dishonest because I\u2019d previously said, \u2019Nobody can kiss the baby\u2019 rather than \u2019Nobody but husband and\u00a0I can kiss the baby.\u2019\n</p><p>She\u00a0went on\u00a0and on\u00a0about this until\u00a0I snapped that it\u00a0should\u2019ve been obvious that the rules we\u00a0told her regarding our baby were about what we\u00a0would\/wouldn\u2019t allow OTHER PEOPLE to\u00a0do.\u00a0She called me\u00a0a\u00a0hypocrite, so\u00a0I got up\u00a0and shut myself in\u00a0the guest room while my\u00a0daughter continued to\u00a0nap on\u00a0me.\u201d\n\n</p><div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-6\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/1c2\/f70\/bdb9715fa995eaafdc58b8b5fd.jpg.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image27935025\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/1c2%5C/f70%5C/bdb9715fa995eaafdc58b8b5fd.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"726\"'>\n<div class='\"bf0a2e8fd2dd44f1e1c9\"'>\n<div>\u00a9\u00a0bearfotos \/ Freepik\n<div>\n<div class='\"d4cd5e4d1c37eb7b6e0b' d6e6c99797533fcec215 data-test-id='\"article-image-6\"'>\n<div class='\"f0545a74f7ee64f642bb' b7455aa58c4067faa6bf title='\"Share' on whatsapp data-test-id='\"share-button-whatsapp\"'>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<p>\u201cA\u00a0little while later mother-in-law came in\u00a0and \u2019apologized,\u2019\u00a0claiming\u00a0it\u00a0was a\u00a0knee-jerk reaction, and she was just confused and upset. She said she understands now that the rule only applies to\u00a0other people.\u00a0She then asked me\u00a0if\u00a0I would avoid kissing my\u00a0baby in\u00a0front of\u00a0her until she\u2019s allowed to\u00a0do\u00a0so\u00a0as\u00a0well,\u00a0because it\u2019s upsetting to\u00a0see me\u00a0doing that and knowing that she can\u2019t.\n</p><p>I\u00a0told her\u00a0I can understand that it\u2019s frustrating to\u00a0have a\u00a0strong urge to\u00a0kiss a\u00a0baby and not be\u00a0able\u00a0to. But I\u00a0am personally\u00a0not going to\u00a0stop kissing my\u00a0own baby for the sake of\u00a0her feelings.\u00a0She is\u00a0now calling me\u00a0disrespectful and a\u00a0hypocrite and has gotten my\u00a0sister-in-law on\u00a0board with this as\u00a0well,\u201d the Redditor\u00a0concluded.\n\n</p><div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-9\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/981\/fae\/366c4d5488911570c5504af312.jpg.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image27935026\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/981%5C/fae%5C/366c4d5488911570c5504af312.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"896\"'>\n<div>\u00a9\u00a0wirestock \/ Freepik\n\n\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<p>Other Reddit users joined the discussion to\u00a0support her:\n\n</p><div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<ul>\n<li>This is\u00a0absurd. You need to\u00a0just limit contact with these people until your baby has had her immunizations. Your husband needs to\u00a0step up\u00a0here and deal with his relatives. Incidentally, when YOU kiss YOUR baby, you pick up\u00a0bacteria\u00a0and viruses on\u00a0her skin. Your body, with its mature immune system, creates antibodies which are delivered to\u00a0her at\u00a0her next feeding.\u00a0@Traveler691\u00a0\/ Reddit\n</li><li>\u00a0This is a perfect opportunity for some malicious compliance, though. If she doesn\u2019t want to see you kiss your baby because it\u2019s \u201cso hard\u201d, you guys should stop visiting her entirely until the baby is older. You\u2019re just respecting her wishes. @LadySmuag \/ Reddit\n\n\n<div class='\"c9651ae372cb2ea108a5' a7a009a2bc69238836f2 dbd3833dbc73d3acd29b>\n<aside class='\"ca17a89d1f9c34c777a4\"' data-test-id='\"advert-d-inread-3\"' data-adunit-type='\"d-inread-3\"' data-adunit-started='\"true\"' data-state='\"rendered\"'>\n<div class='\"f5404ebf8cd5437b33d6' c8d44fe6e497120eb20e>\n\n\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-14\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/cec\/782\/166da15a23894f5798eaca7d66.png.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image27935027\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/png%5C/cec%5C/782%5C/166da15a23894f5798eaca7d66.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"1008\"'>\n<div class='\"bf0a2e8fd2dd44f1e1c9\"'>\n<div>\u00a9\u00a0freepik \/ Freepik\n<div>\n<div class='\"d4cd5e4d1c37eb7b6e0b' d6e6c99797533fcec215 data-test-id='\"article-image-14\"'>\n<div class='\"a6462aa5ffcd6c76e41f' b7455aa58c4067faa6bf title='\"Share' on facebook data-test-id='\"share-button-facebook\"'>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class='\"f3fd96d54b17c34dd783\"'>\n<ul>\n<li>You are literally following medical advice, and also giving your baby the necessary skin contact that infants need. If\u00a0your mother-in-law can\u2019t take this, your husband should be\u00a0mediating the interactions, not you.\u00a0@AceyAceyAcey\u00a0\/ Reddit\n</li><li>What\u2019s next, is\u00a0she going to\u00a0ask you to\u00a0stop breastfeeding in\u00a0front of\u00a0her since she doesn\u2019t get to\u00a0do\u00a0it\u00a0too? She needs to\u00a0back off.\u00a0@Swirlyflurry\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n<p>Earlier, one of\u00a0our\u00a0Bright Side\u00a0readers has shared her own story, which has dramatically impacted her\u00a0relationship\u00a0with her husband\u2019s mom. She has indeed\u00a0caught her mother-in-law breastfeeding her baby.\u00a0The confused mom\u00a0reached out\u00a0to\u00a0us seeking advice on\u00a0how to\u00a0resolve this issue.\n</p><p>Preview photo credit\u00a0ZealousidealTea5062 \/ Reddit,\u00a0pch.vector \/ Freepik\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Below is a recent Reddit post in which a mother shared her personal experience, reaching out to the community for support. \u00a9\u00a0freepik \/ Freepik She\u00a0wrote: \u201cMy\u00a0husband (M25) and\u00a0I (F25) have a\u00a0six-week-old daughter. 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