I'm sure many of you will resonate with this situation, but it's stressing me out. First world problems I know....
I'm 38 weeks now and just waiting for DC1 to arrive. It's the first grandchild for both sets of parents (my OH is an only child too), so everyone is particularly excited.
My dad has just called to say that my mum (and he) should be the first grandparents to see the new baby and they shouldn't play second fiddle. As I'm having the baby, he said My mum should be there first; particularly as she had complications with me when I was born.
Obviously I can't wait for my parents to see baby, but I know that my other half would naturally want his parents to visit first.
We had lots of parent politics when we got married and I just don't want it again, although I knew it would happen when we had a baby.
My dad said that I should tell my OH that it's what I want, rather than say it's what they want. I know this is incredibly selfish but I have no idea how to play it - and having a joint first visit is definitely not an option.
If you've had a similar situation, how did you tackle this?
This is making me stressed and upset, when I really don't need it. Thanks in advance.
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TeaGirl3 · 05/10/2016 15:05
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