u/t__gibby

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AIO in thinking MIL is deliberately trying pull my baby's attention away from me?

ETA: She doesn't live with us, only visits often.

When I am having 1 on 1 time with my baby, cooing and playing, she always comes over and starts loudly cooing at him too. Never immediately next to me, but in a manner that would make my baby turn his head away fully from me. She also interrupts his line of sight to me with her hand and rubs his face. I feel like when I continue trying to interact with him, I'm fighting for his attention, then he gets overstimulated. (he is 2 months old)

She doesn't do this when he is having time like this with his dad. She watches them and gives them space.

Am I overreacting in thinking she is doing this on purpose?

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u/t__gibby — 6 hours ago