Comments on baby from in-laws

My in-laws made so much comments on baby when we first visited. Instead of fawning over their grandchild, or asking how are we coping with a newborn, or checking how is my recovery, they just freely commented on baby in front of baby and us things like "the skin so dark", "looks like tomboy", "so skinny", "hair so little" etc. As a new mum, their unnecessary and unkind remarks on my precious baby made me upset and I seriously fear more on the next visits. Any good advice on how we can politely let them know we do mind such comments? I love my baby deeply, I feel defensive to hear these yet helpless because I dunno how to react. *No, ignoring their words is not helpful advice, a real solution is preferred, otherwise this will just be a continuous cycle and worsen my anxiety and stress level each time we visit them* *Update: Many have advised to ignore. We did that, and just as I have expected, these comments continued every time we meet. 🙄

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i feel u. my baby fell sick a few days after her first day in infant care. my mil came over, and said, "babies who are not fully breast fed usually get suck easily. maybe the teachers didn't take care of her properly. " then she went on and compared with my nephew,( my sis in law is a SAHM) "he's fully breastfed, taken care of at home. not even once he got sick. didnt even have fever after his immunizations." i felt enraged. i was so angry at how she mindlessly compared me,a working mom, to a SAHM. so i bluntly said,"ya your daughter is able to breastfeed everytime becos she's not working and doesn't have a house yet and still living under your roof. she has u at her beck and call to help her if she needs rest. " i swear to you, my mil shut up and stopped all these unnecessary comments after that. sorry for being long winded but im tryna tell you to just be Blunt! the parents and in laws need this reminder sometimes

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Mil will always dote on their own daughter than DIL. We can never feel fully loved by mil one. 🤦🏻‍♀️