My mother-in-law said I should stop breastfeeding my newborn baby boy just long enough for her to have a full day alone with him. Against my better judgment, I agreed. But when I discovered the real reason she wanted him, I was shaken…
because it was darker than I ever imagined.
My name is Olga, and five weeks ago, I gave birth to the most beautiful baby boy. Labor was long, painful, and the kind of exhausting that clings to your bones. But every bit of it fades the second I see his delicate face or feel his tiny fingers curl around mine.
I was admiring my sleeping son when my husband Juan’s voice drifted from the hallway.
“Olga?
Can we talk?”
I adjusted the baby’s blanket and walked to the living room, where my husband sat on the edge of our couch, phone in hand. His dark eyes held that familiar look — the one that appeared whenever his mother called.
“Mom’s coming next week,” he announced. “She wants to spend time with the baby.”
“That’s wonderful!
I can’t wait for her to meet him properly.”
“She wants to take him out. Just the two of them. For the whole day.
She says you need to get him used to the bottle.”
The words hit me like ice water. “Juan, he’s exclusively breastfed. He doesn’t take a bottle.
He’s never been away from me.”
“You need to start training him, honey. Put him on formula. Mom says you’re being selfish, keeping him from his family.”
“Selfish?
He’s five weeks old! And I’m not keeping him from her, Juan. I’m keeping him fed.
That’s different.”
“Babe, come on. She just wants one day with him. It’s not a big deal if you skip breastfeeding for a day.”
The next morning brought another call from my mother-in-law, Ruth.
Juan handed me his phone with an expectant look.
“Hello, sweetheart,” Ruth’s voice carried that syrupy sweetness that always made my skin crawl. “I’m so excited to see my grandson.”
“We’re looking forward to your visit too.”
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