I told my lovely MIL yesterday and she's so pleased for us and very excited. I have a gorgeous MIL. I can't believe how down right awful some of yours are. Don't put up with them!

Haha just realised I have so much to say on this topic I have posted twice more or less the same things, whoops!!!! I obviously must feel I have a lot to say on the subject lol xxx

My MIL has been wonderful - she calls weekly at least to see how I am doing and she and my FIL are moving into our basement suite to be there for us and our kids. I have been blown away!

She sounds like a bitch. She also sounds like she favours your OH's ex and thinks that the sun shines out of her arse.

Regarding working, my mum asked me yesterday what I will be doing. I told her I'll be staying at home with the baby. She said "so the thousands of pounds I spend on your degree are going to go to waste?"

lol sod her. She just wants to look after the baby full-time! I know her game

She did afterall, stay at home with me and my brother.

Was your MIL a stay at home mum? x

Ooops! Forgot to mention my MIL!

She lives a few hundred miles away. She's very sweet and interested about the baby. She sent us a lovely outfit and a heart-felt note that would bring a tear to anyone's eye. This is her tenthousandth grandchild but she still seems excited.

Babylove, I can totally empathize with you! My DH whole family seems more interested in befriending his ex and being her friend than taking any interest in me what so ever. Which makes absolutely no sense given that she is a complete lunatic and has done everything in her power to make mine and DH's lives miserable since the day we started dating. I have been married a couple of times and I just seem to have a curse for having the worst in laws. At this point I have just accepted it and say to hell with it! I have my parents who are fabulous and that is good enough for me and my children!

What stuff has she done?

Thankfuly my MIL seems indifferent about her 3rd grandchild. Cant say Im surprised though as she was the same with our first 2. I can remember her saying when I was 5 months pregnant with our eldest about DH "I thought he'd have moved back home by now" What a f*&king cheek! At this point we had been together for 6 years and living together for 4!! She's never wanted to let go and cut the apron strings. There have been various comments about me tieing her son down against his will throughout our 12 years together, which is utter bull. Luckily DH knows exactly what she is like and put her in her place. I took great pleasure in this and smiled sweetly while he was telling her. She still couldnt resist the odd dig so I made it plain that if she really wanted to play this game, then it would be she who would be losing out. I havent had any problems since and I get on better with her now but DH still wont let her have the boys on a regular basis and he dosent seem interested in having much to do with her. My FIL is quite the opposite bizarrly enough and cant wait for what will be his 5th grandchild! (His eldest son from his first marriage has 2 daughters).

Youre not alone and this is certainly more common than what I thought! xx