Help me please! Family wants to stay with us after baby is born.
So my husband and I️ are expecting our first baby. Neither one of our families live in the same state as we do. My whole family is a 3 hour plane ride away and his family is a 4 hour car ride. Both my family and his family have mentioned coming out here when I️ go into labor. My family mentioned staying in a hotel while his wants to stay at my apartment and sleep on my couch..... After giving it some thought I️ don’t know that I️ am going to be up for much company after a delivery, with a new baby, while trying to learn to breastfeed for the first time, trying to get rest, etc... I️ feel like this is going to be a stressful time and let me just say his family tends to not be the best overnight guests (they are extremely messy and I️ constantly clean up after them while they are here). My MIL mentioned to my husband that she wants to stay on my couch for a week to “help” me. I️ honestly get stressed when my in laws come for a weekend let alone a whole week especially after I️ have my first baby. I️ also feel like this should be a time for bonding with the baby not a time for me to have to entertain guests, cleaning up after them etc. when I️ told my husband that I️ didn’t know if I️ wanted anyone’s family staying right after he told me that he’s not telling either one of our families that they can’t come stay with us and spend time with the new baby.... I️ mean seriously am I️ being unreasonable... if not how do I️ approach this topic... how do I make my husband understand everything that’s about to happen during and after the delivery because this is our first baby and I️ know he’s not even thinking of any of the challenges that come after the baby is here...
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