Husband's mother insists the couple is 'inviting disaster' by holding a baby shower and cautions that the baby could be stillborn. The pregnant woman refuses to cede decision-making and asks her husband to make his mother keep her opinions private. The husband minimizes the problem and tells her to ignore his mother's superstitions. Convincing him to act is unlikely because he either cannot or will not confront his mother. The recommended response is for the pregnant woman to take control, limit or cease contact with the mother, and protect her emotional wellbeing and the event's joy.
She claims that we are "inviting disaster" by holding it and accepting gifts for our baby before he arrives. I have told her that if she is not comfortable attending, that's fine, but she doesn't get to decide for me. Her response has been to tell me to go ahead, but "don't be surprised when the baby is stillborn." I've had enough. She is really starting to cast a pall over what should be a happy occasion.
You can't. Or, at any rate, I wouldn't bother, because even if you convinced him, he'd still have to convince her. (And if his response to you is that you ought to ignore her-presumably that's what he does-I am pretty sure he knows he won't be able to convince her. Not to mention that he doesn't want to be bothered trying.)
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