My SIL is pregannt. I like her and think she likes me though we are quite different and I'm not sure we'd be friends if we met under normal circumstances. I have a baby and she is pregnant. To start with I just said congrats and was just pleased for her and hung back with advice because I didn't want to be patronising (I am yougner) or know it all having done the baby thing before her, but she has said don't be silly and that she really wants advice and appreciates my support.
So... how can I do this? What do you think is the right level of advice. What is too much advice? What is too little? How often should I call to see how she is? How many of our hand me downs should I foist on her? Generally how can I be nice but not overbearing, supportive but not patronising?
She has plenty of friends, but not loads with babies. We live about an hour from each other.
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How can I be a good SIL to my pregnany SIL?
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yellowflowers · 03/07/2011 22:20
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