Husband making me feel bad for wanting space from people

My husband and I have a 3 month old baby. He's just yelled at me in front of the baby despite me telling him to speak instead of yell. He says he can't stand how I am since having our baby. He says we never have anyone over and we "should have people here almost everyday" and it's not normal for me to not want that and I'm a "hermit" now. I go to mothers group for a couple hours once a week and see friends maybe once a week to once a fortnight. Hos friends come over multiple hours on the weekend. This is how I've always been and hes always known I dont want people in my space 24/7. His parents are wanting to come stay with us next week. They want to stay for 3 nights. Problem is, I don't like them and even less so since having our baby. When we've either been at their house or they've been at ours since my husband and I have been together (9 years) he's always gone out to the shed for hours with his dad drinking and left me inside with his mum. She barely smiles and she's quite cold. Other people have commented on this, not just me. I've told him multiple times nicely to include me. I would never leave him to entertain my family for hours on end. Since we've had our baby they came to stay with us twice, we also spent days with them in between that when we usually would only see them every couple months. They want to hold the baby for hours. She tolerates it for a while but gets very over it. One will hold her for half an hour or so then the other will say "my turn" then hold her for an extended period. They ignore her hunger cues and don't care when she gets upset. It makes me so anxious. I now just dont feel comfortable with them holding her at all. I'm ok with other people holding her because they care when she gets upset and give her back. I'm not comfortable breastfeeding in front of them either and I end up going into another room. My husband is not supportive of any of this. He says it's normal for them to want to hold her all the time and his mum knows what she's doing as she worked in childcare all her life. His sister also has a baby and they are there staying with them every week and y husband thinks that's what's normal and to let them help us. They dont help me, they want to hold her, they don't offer to do housework or anything. Theyre so opinionated too. Should I have a say in them coming to stay? We will be seeing them the next 2 months for days at a time. It's at the point I just want to leave. I don't know if I can let it go. My husband just makes me feel bad and never tries to understand. He says she needs to bond with them and needs time away from me. Does she really at this age? I always encourage him to spend time with her and am happy for others to hold her but no i dont want people here everyday. I feel like we are on such different planets, should we even be still together?

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you have your rights to have your space. he needs to understand that. also baby dont have all vaccines let him know people care germs and can be harmful for the baby , yet is too early for a lot visitors if they are not helping i dont think is necessary. the most important bonding and all she needs its you! now bonding with grandparents will come with the time. just try make him understand that but dont let him gaslight you or make you feel bad for something like that.

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the problem i think alot of mums get lost in, is it is his baby too, and he is right in saying its normal for his mum to want to hold and bond with baby and he has the same say as you do because hes her dad, and i think thats where we all forget it as mums, and the dads feel left out alot of the time, so its gonna be his thing hes going to want, the most important bond is the two of you yes but she does need other secure people too, i think your dislikes for them is clouding your judgement from a married wife caring for your husband point of view

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