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to be be miffed at dh regarding ils

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NameChangedJustInCase · 10/04/2012 20:31

ok, Iv gone back to the name change in case iabu. This is not about bashing my ILS or DH. I get on perfectly well with them, they are lovely.

I joined mumsnet when i first became pregnant (so just over a year ago) and after reading a few threads on here, i decided to have a big conversation with dh about what was and what was not acceptable to do when baby finally got here ie, birth and just after. I said that if possible i would want my sister and him to be my birth partner but i did not want ANY visitors in the hospital other than the two of them, which he said was alright (he wanted to have his mum and other family members come to the hospital but i said i would not be comfortable with that, he wasn't that happy but accepted it was my decision ) i also made very very clear that i did not want any family to visit for the first few days of being out of hospital, i wanted to slob about in my dressing gown with my boobs out comfortably trying to get breastfeeding established, trying to bond as a family with our new baby, resting when baby was resting. I didn't want to be running back and forth from the bedroom feeding dd, i explained all my reasons why i didn't want family there and made it very clear to him how uncomfortable it would make me feel. we argued a bit about it, he couldn't see why i would be ok for my dsis to be there and not his mum, because it was his baby as well ect but in the end he agreed that he would tell them no visitors for a few days til we got settled.

All good. Anyway, a couple of weeks later after an extremely long and traumatic labour i wake up to hear that dh had spoke to mil and told here that she (and the rest of the family) could come over. he told me that they would either be there that day (of me giving birth) or the next day as they were all excited and couldn't wait to celebrate and meet dd. i was upset, exhausted and defeated so i told him hed really let me down by doing this behind my back (whilst i was sleeping) but just went along with it. I had to go home, deal with this tiny new little person, tidy the house (i know i should have just left it but i really cant do that) when i just wanted to take things at my own pace.

I Know that dh loves me and he didn't do it maliciously or anything (he just got caught up and excited) but I still cant get it out of my mind. i have brought it up with him since but he says (quite rightly) that there is nothing we can do about it now,so i need to just let it go. aibu to still be seething about this months later and actually get the urge to slap him in the face when i think about how vulnerable i felt at the time? AM I????

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seeker · 11/04/2012 21:18

So tell dp to tidy. Now THAT would be perfectly reasonable!

DPrince · 11/04/2012 21:36

Math - are you reading the OP comments? She does NOT blame her ils. Her dh invited them and they came. You may be planning future where your ds requests are ignore just in case his wife isn't happy, but the OP seems like she is not upset about them running it by her. She is upset that (she feels) dh ignored her request. Personally I think her requests were a little selfish. But dh agreed (maybe under duress) and went back on it. That's what upset her. I think you are being very rude about the ils. What did you want them to say. He says 'I want to come and meet my child' they 'no we will wait a few days'. The dh would have been gutted at being refused.
OP I disagree with your requests and think if you wanted nobody there it should have been nobody for a few days. Your plan was for your dsis to see the baby, but not his family. But that's down to you and dh. It seems dh maybe a bit embarrassed about his wife boobies in front of his parents, this needs addressing. Just remember that as much as you wanted you dsis there for support he wanted his family to meet his child. You need to let it go and move on.

igggi · 11/04/2012 22:07

Have just read it was six members of the family who came to visit! If I hadn't thought UWNBU before, I would now!

mathanxiety · 11/04/2012 22:41

They were rude not to check first, whether he invited them or they invited themselves.

'What did you want them to say. He says 'I want to come and meet my child' they 'no we will wait a few days'. The dh would have been gutted at being refused.'

A grown man would surely survive being gutted? At being refused? He would have been reminded that his wife's needs came first, and this would have meant he was gutted? Poor diddums.
He was quite happy to see his wife gutted, defeated, exhausted and stressed out or whatever you want to call it after all, yet she is being told here that she can just get over it and that in fact she has issues of some kind because she hasn't.

Here's what should have been said by the ILs:
'We'd love to see the baby of course but do tell us when you'd like to see us as we would hate to impose ourselves on DIL while she is fresh out of the hospital and doesn't know if she's coming or going.'
And failing that politeness, the DH should have said:
'Wife and I have decided that we want a few days to catch our breath and recover before we have visitors over. I'm sure you understand in light of the long labour and difficult delivery. Will you be able to come on Wednesday after one o clock? We would love to see you for a few hours then. You are welcome to bring cake, frozen dinner, anything else helpful you can think of when you come and we will probably be in need of some grocery items at that point so phone that morning and maybe we could give you a list...'

OP, glad you are still here. Sorry your wishes were ignored and sorry even more so that you are having the breastfeeding issue with your DH.

You were not one bit unreasonable to have wanted things the way you wanted them. You are not unreasonable now that it still rankles, especially in light of the breastfeeding and the way your H is handling it.

I really advise you not to let that go on. These things can fester and do real harm to a relationship.

upahill · 11/04/2012 23:02

You could bet a pound to a penny if you looked hard enough that someone has posted that their PIL didn't come to visit for four days after the OP had given birth (out of consideration) therefore they are heartless and have no interest in their new grandchild.
As usual can't do wrong for doing right.

Seems like Dh said would you like to see new baby. PIL ' Yes please'
Nearly a year later still moaning that DH can't be trusted.

Christ on a bike!! This is a joke.

ilikecandyandrunning · 11/04/2012 23:04

Op - your dh is an arse about the bf thing, an arse and an idiot as you need to tell him he is bang out of order about it

mathanxiety · 11/04/2012 23:07

What is really funny is how people can't read.

seeker · 11/04/2012 23:10

"They were rude not to check first, whether he invited them or they invited themselves."

Hang on- so every time their son asks them round, they have to say "that would be lovely- just wait while I check with your wife that you've got the authority to issue the invitation" W the actual F?

Kayano · 11/04/2012 23:10

That is bloody ridiculous lol

pictish · 11/04/2012 23:16

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flyingspaghettimonster · 11/04/2012 23:23

you were both unreasonable. it was rudeal to try to exclude his family from meeting his baby, and he wouldnt have had to disregard your wishes if you had been more reasonable. you are unreasonable to still be so bitter about it too. he was unreasonable to invite them over withput having cleaned up for it.

igggi · 11/04/2012 23:24

Really, a trivial problem? I don't think losing trust in your dp is trivial!

Seeker he should check with the wife first if she has just had a baby, or was otherwise ill or not fit for visits. I don't see why you don't see that is different from a 'regular' visit.

pictish · 11/04/2012 23:24

I must have missed that one. phew

pictish · 11/04/2012 23:25

Really.

LeQueen · 11/04/2012 23:27

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JingleMum · 11/04/2012 23:29

pictish & lequeen hahahahaha!!!!! she is commited isn't she!

FWIW DP and i always run it by eachother if either set of our parents invite us to them or invite themselves to us, as in "my mum and dad are comig tomorrow, ok?" "mum has invited us to her for a roast on sunday, fancy it?" that's fair enough i think.

DuelingFanjo · 11/04/2012 23:30

Thanks for coming back OP. I agree, some of the comments are down right ridiculous. I assumed the sperm doner one was someone taking the piss and you should just ignore the whole DIL from hell vibe that goes on in threads like these.

I would have been pissed off to have agreed one thing then have the complete opposite happen. Six people would have pissed me right off.

DuelingFanjo · 11/04/2012 23:30

*donor!

LeQueen · 11/04/2012 23:31

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Sparks1 · 11/04/2012 23:34

Seeker he should check with the wife first if she has just had a baby, or was otherwise ill or not fit for visits. I don't see why you don't see that is different from a 'regular' visit

I can understand a mother not wanting to be overwhelmed in an inescapable hospital situation but i fail to see the problem once baby and child are home.

As long as the visit is short there's surely no need for mum to be paraded, just the baby. At which time mum can have a well earned rest.

Storm and teacup I'm afraid OP

mathanxiety · 11/04/2012 23:35

"They were rude not to check first, whether he invited them or they invited themselves."
Hang on- so every time their son asks them round, they have to say "that would be lovely- just wait while I check with your wife that you've got the authority to issue the invitation" W the actual F?'

No Seeker, just after she has given birth.
Rest of the time, maybe with the exception of having some sort of stomach flu, they can take an invitation from him as being a joint invitation.

What is it about the fact that this woman had just given birth that you find so hard to understand and so easy to completely overlook?

Flyingspaghettimonster -- Nobody tried to exclude his family. Their visit was supposed to be deferred, as was any visit by anyone else. Not forbidden forever.

Hello LeQ -- fancy meeting you here. Have I missed something or is it now ok on MN to bring up posts from other threads?

DuelingFanjo · 11/04/2012 23:36

gosh, who died and made you all the 'youposttoomanytimesononethread' police?

duckdodgers · 11/04/2012 23:39

hat bleddy thread ran to something like 27 pages...thanks to math's comedy comprehensive input.. Grin

And was the word "menz" mentioned zillions of times

mathanxiety · 11/04/2012 23:39

'pictish & lequeen hahahahaha!!!!! she is commited isn't she!'

You are all so incredibly hilarious.
No wonder you can't see how rude the OP's extended family were..