My girl (5mo) seems to prefer her dad more now, always looking at him and smiling when both of us are around. She only looks at me dearly and smiles at me when im alone with her. I perfectly gets it coz daddy feeds her alot and plays with her quite a fair bit. Im glad she has the love from so many people and i really love the bond daddy has with his daughter. But what sucks is when the inlaw commented that the reason why she always look at him is becoz he is the “最亲" or "closest" person. It hurts. Esp to a first time mum who gave her all to her baby, her nutrients and full time effort at exclusive pumping and there are so much anxieties. I hope people can be more sensitive to us mothers. We dont need recognition or credit or the love back from our kid. Just no passing remarks pls.

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My MIL carried my LO when he was just 2-3 weeks old and told him he have stupid parents who don't know how to take care of him, and telling me in my face that I don't understand baby's cries, what he wants and how to pacify him because I am a FTM. I was hurt and was already suffering from PND. It strained the relationship between me and husband. In fact, she is the one who dunno how to care for baby and was wrong. Now I just turn a deaf ear and a blind eye to her.

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9y ago

Yeah important to filter out such negative stuff and focus on the stuff tt really matters. Thanks for sharing.