Mother With ASD. How To Deal With In Laws
I am writing as I am a mum of a 10mo. We live in a different country that both set of grandparents. I have struggled immensely with their visits as they do not understand our parenting style, and in particular don't understand that our baby doesn't need to be touched or interrupted by them when he plays. My husband and I took 10m of parental leave and are very well attach to our baby. When the grandparents come to visit, I get so anxious that it impacts the mood of everyone. With my parents I am⦠read more
Thank you! This helps a lot π
Hi, thank you for your message! My baby goes away from the person wanting to play somewhere else it seems. He doesn't cry but also doesn't smile. It is hard for me to know what is him or me. What I notice is that after he breastfeeds anxiously and during visits there are no poos. But maybe it is because I am anxious and he feels it.
Really hope to be able to work it out with maybe some esay adjustments. In my husband's family it is unstructured time and 24/7 together, which is nightmare to me.
I also struggle with communicating as I refer to a book my MIL also read, but I think her possessiveness and eagerness makes her forget the fact that what you want as an adult is not what a baby needs.
If you have any other thoughts on this I am interested π
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