To drive to the hospital where DiL is

[reelingaroundthechristmastree]

having my very PFGD?

(I won't really but I so want to)

Aww, you sound like a great MIL.

My exMIL is absolutely wonderful. She is the most sarcastic person I know, she knows crazy random facts and is amazing with settling babies. She also doesn't shy away from vomit or poo, so happily makes nappies or cleans up vomit, even if I say that I'll do it, being the owner of the little creature which produced those! She knows the drinks I like too, veeeeery useful. And when we met, she took me out for a meal, and told me she had hated her MIL and that I was already one of her most favourite people, as I obviously had good taste picking her son! Even when my ex and I split (amicably, we are still great friends) she has been around. exMIL loads.

And congratulations!

I was so glad that visitors weren't allowed when I had my son. After a long labour, emergency intervention, problems feeding and jaundice, the last thing I could have coped with was visitors (and I didn't have a shower for four days while we were in hospital ) so it was a relief that all doting grandparents knew in advance that there would be no coming to the hospital at all as I really wasn't up to it. In the end, all four of them got to meet him on mother's day, which was a pretty good job as I hadn't managed to go present shopping for anything else...!

My MIL was in the waiting room during the delivery, she was very patient and came in a couple hours after Ds was born and cheered me up made me laugh (that hurt the c section wound) and made a little video of Ds that I loved to watch. She brought me flowers and little presents for both of us. She said all the right things.

What a lovely thread

I hope the most beautiful baby in the world is being cuddled by her granny very soon!

I loved my MIL when she came to visit me. My mum was hogging the baby, MIL went all bolshy-granny and demanded a turn... before practically throwing DD back at me

Have you decided which one of your obscure dead relatives the baby looks like yet (doesn't matter if you haven't seen the baby tbh)? Be sure to mention this repeatedly. Your DIL will be over the moon, especially if you can throw in a few gems about hook noses and weak chins.

Seriously, congratulations. I can't think of anything better than a Christmas baby for you all to love. Second only to falling in love with my own dc, seeing my ILs and parents fall in love with their grandchildren has been the most special thing.

There was a thread on here (in classics now I believe) about how special grandparents are. Make sure you read/re-read it now with a box of tissues.

Congratulations! Haven't got a mil but when my fil met my son for the first time (12th ivf problem pregnancy emcs) he hugged me first and said thank you and then picked up my ds and said "where have you been?! We've been waiting so long! I love you!" Then he teared up as did my DH, sil x2, sister, aunts x2, aunt in law, the midwife, the consultant and the student nurse (and me)!

And me, Sister! That is lovely.
Actually, I remember Mil hugging me first and telling me how well I had done, my Mom didn't she went straight for the grandchild

Congratulations! You sound lovely.

My relationship with MIL is so much better since DS was born. The nicest thing she did was, about 2/3 weeks in, said 'look, you've been feeding him all morning since 2am, he will be fine for an hour, go to sleep, and I will hold him and I promise to get you if he cries'. Somehow I relaxed, because I realised she'd been in the same boat, and slept for 2 glorious hours. Remind me why I want to do the no sleep newborn thing again?

My mil was the one who did things right. My parents arrived when I was on a drip three hours after dc3 born, bringing two different kinds if cake which df asked me to critique. How I resisted throwing them at him I will never know.

lovely lovely. my mil was ace and I jntend to be just like her.

What a great thread. Congratulations!

My MIL also did everything right. My mum passed away while I was pregnant so she was very careful and gentle with me. My DH asked if she could come to the hospital to see DS, the day after he was born so I agreed (even though I felt awful and was on a drip) knowing how happy the grandparents were as DS is the first grandchild. MIL called my DF, picked him up from his home (a two hour round trip for her) so he'd be there at the same time, made a beeline for me when she arrived and informed me that she'd done a Waitrose run while I was in labour the night before and taken the liberty of filling the fridge, she hoped I didn't mind...?

She then came over every few days to change nappies, do laundry, washing up etc after DH had gone back to work as I hadn't recovered from the birth and post-birth infection I'd picked up.

She's an amazing woman. I love her

Many many Congraulations, a dgc is a very precious gift My ddil is Turkish and she had an elective cs. The whole family was invited! There were aunts, uncles, cousins, ddil's parents, dh and me.
My ds was sent out to wait with us. The surgeon brought the baby out and asked ds where his mother was then the baby was handed to me first and the family applauded. I quickly gave her to ds. I will never forget ds's fil saying to him, "You have your daughter now but where is mine?".
Ds was given a bed in the room with his wife and child and, eventually everyone went home. Ddil was asking them to stay longer and she begged me to stay for the whole of dgd's first month which I did though dh had to go home.
Dgd is 14 now and about to have her first English Christmas :)

My FIL turned up at the hospital and said 'your not looking your best and your a bit pale'

Yes you idiot I've just had a c section!

MAHOOSIVE congratulations reeling

Wow ,wow and wow.
She is just gorgeous, DiL did fantastically, all on gas and air and looked lovely by the time we got to see her.

I could have stayed there all night, she is so soft and silky with her tiny fingers and funny little nose, she didn't cry AT ALL while we were all there passing her round like pass the parcel.

And dark hair like me and DS...OH yes!

No name yet but she was 7lb 10z, bigger than we'd all been told she'd be.
What a fab end to a not the best year.

AND we get them for Christmas day over night.

Massive congratulations, she sounds just wonderful.
Look after that DIL of yours too

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That sounds beautiful.

She sounds perfect. And you sound like a wonderful grandmother. My DS is lucky enough to have one of those - they are just amazing to have ;)

When I was in hospital having dd my fil who was then in his late 70s had a bad fall down the stairs and badly broke his hip, so we were both in emergency surgery at the same time. Dh had to visit both wards. But he was not allowed to take dd in to show fil due to risk of infection. Sadly my mil has passed away so I am not sure what she would have made of it all! But im sure she would have loved dd of course, I like to think she is watching over her.