I would be livid! This should not have been permitted. MIL should have asked before going to see the baby.

That’s actually kind of creepy! Lucky she wasn’t some type of crazy lady that works there and had the access card, anything could have happened. Only thing worse than an interfering mother is an interfering Mother in law. If the husband doesn’t back his wife up here and set down ground rules for his mother I can see big trouble on the horizon for the couple’s marriage.

I’d don’t think I would have been as upset as the mum in this article.

This should never have happened. The M-I-L had no right to be there in the first place; if she was there in the capacity of supporting her son then she should have left it at that. I would be furious and it would definitely have a negative effect on my relationship with M-I-L who really, really should have known better after all she’s a mother herself and must remember how special that time is between mother and baby. So yes New Mum has every right to feel upset.

Yep, I’d be angry too – both husband and MIL should have know better!

Yep, I’d be angry and complaining to the hospital.

I’d be furious. It would be different if her husband had called his mum and handed her the baby. But she let herself into recovery without anyone’s permission and just helped herself. That is not ok. If that was my MIL she wouldn’t be having much to do with any kids after that.

Yes, and unless they talk it through, this episode could affect their future relationships too.

Breaking hospital rules and protocols is not ok and rather concerning. There seems to be little thought for the mother that gave birth to the baby.

I understand this mum, the MIL shouldn’t have been there and access the area without permission.

I probably wouldn’t have been thrilled if this was me. I think I would have got over it pretty quick tho. It seems to me there were other issues happening between mil and dil before this

It shouldn’t matter whether her MIL worked in the hospital or not. No one should be allowed to hold a newborn except for the maternity staff and the parents without permission. Aren’t there safety regulations for a reason? This means that any staff member in the hospital could walk in and hold or even take a newborn without the parents knowing??

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 15 Oct 2017 , 6:51 am

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  Yep – there are a lot of questions to be answered – rules like this should not be broken.

sounds like something my mother in law would do, no respect

I would of made a formal complaint to the hospital. It is the right of the mother and father to choose who sees the baby first

The mother in-law should have know better.

Oh! I wouldn’t be happy at all. That’s for sure. And the mother-in-law is a doctor. She should have known better than that. And well, this isn’t something you can “undo”. 🙁