chubbymonster
New Member
Hi everyone,
My baby boy is 9 months old, being taken care of by my MIL as I work. I stay together with them, so it really is a blessing and I'm really grateful to my MIL for helping to take care of son. Most of the time, he sleeps in her room at night too as he still wakes during the night, and it is extremely tiring for me if I were to take care of him as I will not be able to concentrate at work the next day.
I am afraid that my son will think that his grandma is his mother! It does not help that he has been showing signs of favoritism towards her.. always on the look out for her, crying out for her, etc. I know I should be happy that my son loves and trusts his caregiver! But somehow I have this inherent fear/jealousy that he is closer to her than he is to me and it makes me really upset and paranoid. I'm also afraid that he will call her "Mama"! Fyi, I was only able to BF for a month and he has been on formula since. That makes me even more guilty and I blame myself for not being able to BF and bond with him.
Anyone experiencing the same scenario? Care to share?
My baby boy is 9 months old, being taken care of by my MIL as I work. I stay together with them, so it really is a blessing and I'm really grateful to my MIL for helping to take care of son. Most of the time, he sleeps in her room at night too as he still wakes during the night, and it is extremely tiring for me if I were to take care of him as I will not be able to concentrate at work the next day.
I am afraid that my son will think that his grandma is his mother! It does not help that he has been showing signs of favoritism towards her.. always on the look out for her, crying out for her, etc. I know I should be happy that my son loves and trusts his caregiver! But somehow I have this inherent fear/jealousy that he is closer to her than he is to me and it makes me really upset and paranoid. I'm also afraid that he will call her "Mama"! Fyi, I was only able to BF for a month and he has been on formula since. That makes me even more guilty and I blame myself for not being able to BF and bond with him.
Anyone experiencing the same scenario? Care to share?