Parents visiting when baby arrives

Kelsey

I'm looking for advice about what kind of support my husband and I will need after our baby is here. A bit of background, we don't have any family or close friends nearby. My husband can probably take 2 weeks off from work and is great about cooking all our meals and sharing housework.

My parents are very eager about their first grandchild, and my mom said they would be able to drive down right away. Her idea is that my dad would stay for a few days to a week, but she would be happy to stay longer and help us with the baby and clean and cook. She also said they can stay in a hotel if we don't want them with us. All of this was said for me to think about and let her know what we want.

We are pretty close with my parents, but I'm undecided with whether I want any visitors actually staying with us right away. Plus for some reason I feel weird about my dad staying with us when I'm just learning how to breastfeed. I don't want to feel like I need to cover up constantly or only feed in our bedroom. At the same time having my mom help might be really great. I'm wondering if I should ask them to wait a week or at least a few days before visiting.

Any advice?