“Mother-in-law: ‘Don’t buy ANYTHING for the baby until the baby shower.’
Me: ‘Well, I don’t want to wait that long. I would rather get prepared bit by bit over the pregnancy. Plus, there are some things my husband and I want to buy ourselves.’
MIL: ‘Buy yourself? Like what?’
ME: ‘A milk pump is one thing. We want to pick our own.’
MIL: ‘I have an old pump downstairs you can have.’ Her youngest child is 23. WHY she still has a pump from that long ago is beyond me.
Me: ‘Oh, no thank you. We want to pick our own.’
MIL: ‘It’s just better if you don’t even pump. Just take the baby with you everywhere.’
Me: ‘Well, I’m not going to do that either. What if I want to go out or what if my husband wants to feed?’
MIL: rolls eyes
I also told her a story about how I had my first awkward belly patting experience. I literally said, ‘I had my first awkward, inappropriate belly patting experience the other day!’
Her response: ‘Oh that means I can do it now!’ Then she proceeds to put her hand on my belly, and then followed me with her hand on my stomach while I walked away.”
