My MIL is driving me crazy.

[buddyleebaby]

She has called me everyday for the last four days to see if I am "still pregnant", and I'm not even overdue yet.
Does she really think I would go have a child and forget to mention it?

[Lovingliv]

Alicia, next time she calls

"Oh, I knew something had slipped my mind."

That was my favorite part of being 8 days late...the 10 of 15 daily calls!

[Jenn98]

I hear ya! I don't know what it is about pregnancy that makes me want to avoid my MIL, but it does. I especially hate when she comments on how big my belly is getting - even after I have told her I (am i'm sure no other pregnant woman) likes to hear how big they are getting!!!

[deenass]

precisely why I have told people I'm due in March and refuse to elaborate any further. Sometime in March, thi baby will arrive.

I was 3 days past my due date with DS and those phone calls which began a week before I was officially "due" drove me INSANE!

[Ceepa]

We told ILs that we were due "at the end of the month" and just let them guess when. It really cut down on the harassment. :)

[lizajane]

don't even get me started...

i was 8 days late with dylan. MIL's random-bo-dandom friend called THREE TIMES!!!!!!!! and we hardly know her!

i just stopped answering the phone. really, i did.

[Beth568]

I feel your pain. My DD1 was a week late, and I finally stopped answering the phone towards the end. I was frustrated enough without the constant reminders from MIL and lots of other people.

When my SIL had baby last spring, we used to tease her by calling and asking if she'd had the baby yet, but she knew we were joking because she remembered my complaints about all the questions. ;)

Hang in there. I'd let the machine answer and leave her in suspense for a couple of days.

[ribbit1019]

That is what we did too, I was 9 days late with DD and 11 days late with DS.
With one week of pregnancy to go and baby no where in site, DH changed the answering machine message. He did the regular message and then added that we would call when the baby was here! Something like "We look forward to talking to everyone once our baby arrives!" Very clever and the phone calls stopped after that.
That is exciting that you are getting close!!


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[ShanaMama]

Oh wow, you're really getting close!
I also told everyone I was due 'at the end of June' when my due date was the 6th. Why? B/c when I gave birth 2 weeks late I still wasn't getting those phone calls.
Just screen her calls & ignore her!

[SpaceGal]

Wow she must fall into the category of those that constantly hound people until the baby comes.

I agree ignore her...and for a laugh leave the outgoing message as...sorry no baby yet, we WILL let you know when baby arrives.

[Wife_and_mommy]

That is intensely annoying, is it not?

I also gave a later due date(mid Feb.) than was accurate but I was so big that I got calls anyway because "that baby can't possibly make it to Feb." I couldn't wait to :* them but they were right. Darn.



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[punkrockmama]

So Alicia....Are you still pregnant? ;)


Why must our MILs insist on holding up the cliche that says they all must be annoying?


Good luck girlie!

[saschalicks]

I'd be screening at that point. I do that anyway with my MIL, but that's a story I will not get into right now. Or I'd say something like "oh did I forget to tell you that? The baby's here in my lap."