Visiting family at the moment, we've travelled far and wide for this trip and family are saying we should pack in full days of seeing everyone and fitting in social stuff because people have waited so long to see 5 month old DD not that they all know where we live and could have visited or that I reminded them of this several times.
DD has had 2 weeks of interrupted routine in the lead up to Christmas seeing both families and friends. Today there was a comment about how DD wasn't awake when I had previously said she usually was- DD only had 7 hours sleep, was then so crappy she needed a long nap within half an hour of waking. We managed a few visits and DD was hysterical at the end.
There are other young children in the family and they always end up a screaming ball of hysteria, bedtime is forgone for people to see them but with all the screaming, I always feel like they should be allowed to sleep and then it'll be more enjoyable for all when they're not so tired.
Anyway, awbu to say DD needs her naps and sleep, that comes first and we're not going to add a 3rd week of being overloaded every single day? It's our DD, I know, but is it right to expect we play pass the baby at the expense of DD's sleep and happiness? Would you do it?