Asking family to stay away during lockdown

[SleepyKYP]

I have a 7 month old boy and my in laws usually come to visit everyday. I would love a break from them but understand they love their first nephew/grandson so leave it be. However after Covid19 I was hoping they would scale back the visits for obvious reasons. Long story short my mil has decided to stay with us after the lockdown was announced, again I wasn't happy with this but let it be. But now my husband's sister and father still insist on visiting daily. Today I was so annoyed that they are ignoring government advice and asked them not to visit which didn't go down well...husbands sisters excuse was we literally got in the car and came here so what's the issue. Am I being unreasonable and over the top?

Which bit of stay at home do they not understand? Some people always think the rules don't apply to them

Forget about them throwing a tanty, I'd be throwing the mother of all tanties the minute I caught sight of them. I'd be screaming like a batshit crazy fishwife from hell that they were to stay the hell away from me, my baby, my husband, and their vulnerable mother in law, and if they took one step further I would not be responsible for whatever I threw at them to get my point across.

Tell them they cannot come to your home.

If your MIL wants to see them, they can wave at her through the windows, skpe with them, etc OR she can move in with them and not come back until it's all over. Her choice.

But no, they wouldn't be coming in my house. (And I wouldn't have had MIL move in to begin with, and would consider sending her home, frankly.)

So you are letting the aunt visit and cuddle her nephew I am guessing even though she has been out and about shopping every where!?

Protect you son! Bolt that door! Lie if you have to and say you have a cough but for god sake protect you son!

Next time they come in, pick up their keys, say I'm just going to clean this...go into other room. Remove your key. Leave keys out of sight til they're going... Handover one key light as they leave house. Not another word. Don't answer to them again.
What's the worst that can happen
A they make you sick
B they sulk and fight and blow up your phone

Choose B because they can't get into your house and you can block their numbers for 12 weeks.

Ask them to post the key through the letterbox or leave the chain on/own key in door. I’d also send mil home ASAP or you may find yourself looking after her long term. Incubation is 10 days, she could already be infected. Looking after your child is more important right now. Lockdown is not going to lift in 2 weeks, it is going to get stricter.

Just remember OP, if your baby gets sick, you will all be waving him off in the ambulance alone too, and you may never see him again. It IS that serious.

She shouldn't be coming around. She can leave the house for essential shopping or for medical supplies, to look after a vulnerable person, or for daily exercise. None of these includes visiting family. She could be hit with a £30 fine.

They have a key
Change the locks now and DO NOT GIVE THEM A COPY.

Hello all, I dont want to speak to soon but they haven't been around since thankfully. Mil is still here but is completely adhering to the guidance and I have got DH to tell her that if you decide to go home you cant come back until this all dies down and it's safe again.

Sil is still being a complete idiot and I overheard her tell her 68 year old mother my mil that she should consider going back to work at a well known supermarket as your health isn't that bad. Mil is 68 firstly has diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, had a TIA. Even without health issues why would you want to send your own mum out to work, especially whilst you happily wfh. She also sent us pics of queues at supermarkets today and mil sent a message back saying go home and her response was you can go out to the shops or for exercise otherwise you would go mad. Pretty sure she doesn't get that you shouldn't go out to potter around the shops, you go to get essentials! You can't reason with stupid!

I have sent my husband out to get our babies nappies and essentials today and it felt like I was sending him out to war. We have decided until this is all done only he will go out to the shops so at least only one person is exposed instead of the two of us 🤞🏼 I will enjoy my social distance walks around the block 😃