Baby’s 1st shots
My mother-in-law wants to come over the day my baby has her first shots since leaving the hospital, and I don’t want her to come over, but her dad says she could help, but I don’t think she could help. Am I wrong? I feel like having her there would only stress me out more because I’m nervous about the shots to begin with. Don’t get me wrong, I love my mother-in-law, but I don’t want someone trying to hold my baby when she’s upset.
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Be honest and firm, you’ll contact her if you need the help and you really appreciate the offer
That’s up to you. I loved having people come to help and you can set boundaries that say if you come you need to help. And if baby cries give her back to me. Or just say no.
Tbh I find the injections so stressful id have comfort someone being there for support ive had 4 kids and everyone reacted different so i thinks it lovely shes wanting to help ' do whatever ur comfortable with im sure she Will understand if you express how u feel x
It is your decision as to what help should look like. It does not have to be holding the child. Maybe there are dishes or laundry to be done. Maybe there’s a bathroom to be cleaned. Or a meal to be cooked. Or maybe it would be most helpful to have some peace and quiet
Personally if someone hasn’t come to visit since the baby has been born and at 8 weeks you’d like to “come help” I would pass. It can be stressful which means you could possibly be more emotional so I wouldn’t risk potentially becoming annoyed with my mother in law for tedious things, just rescheduled on a more positive day. Just my 2 cents x
It depends what she can “help” with. My MIL comes over and actually cleans my house. Is she gonna come over and hold the baby while you clean or is she gonna let you comfort the baby and clean up the house? If she’s just coming to see the baby and you don’t want her to I would say no
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My mother-in-law wants to come over the day my baby has her first shots since leaving the hospital, and I don’t want her to come over, but her dad says she could help, but I don’t think she could help. Am I wrong? I feel like having her there would only stress me out more because I’m nervous about the shots to begin with. Don’t get me wrong, I love my mother-in-law, but I don’t want someone trying to hold my baby when she’s upset.
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