Parents in law/covid/new grandchild

[Pinkroseuk]

Not sure if it's just me but we are due our first baby in 3 weeks. Parents in laws 3rd grandchild.
They have been self isolating since December 2019, we have seen them 3 times since then in the garden very socially distanced (they have been in full ppe(think ww2 masks and body suits). They are paranoid about getting covid and obsessed with it. Due to the fact we're going into the hospital to have baby and cases are on the rise we are now getting a hour phone call each day, around 20 texts and post with print outs of articles from google. They are still spending about 8 hours a day researching covid and sending us things that are not relevant at all!
Would it be mean for me to ask DH to have a word and perhaps see if we can stop this for a few weeks while we have baby and enjoy a couple weeks at home together?
I know if he does this there will be fallout as it will be seen as us not listening to them and accepting there information but it's just all wearing a bit thin now

They have also made it clear we probably won't see them this year so don't want to cut communication completely but perhaps a how are you? Or a non covid conversation would be appreciated.
Sorry for the ramble!

Thankyou all for your comments. We tried to talk about it last night but they kept ringing. Hubby lost it with them in the end so hopefully things will start to settle down and they realise we don't want all this hassle.
They have two other children - one who they are not in contact with and the other who they are not getting on that well with atm either. It's tricky but hopefully they will take a step back now

It’s good that dh had a go at them. You’ll still need to keep them at arms length because no doubt they’ll start bombarding you again.

I would have blocked their texts by now and stopped answering calls. DH can answer the daily call if he wants (still excessive). If you accept all the texts, calls and printed rubbish it validates their ideas that they want to force on to you. More importantly it’s having an effect on you, and you need to put yourself and your baby first.

They don’t sound like people you can have a reasonable relationship with. You’re setting your sights too low if you’re asking for only a couple of weeks so respite from them.

Yanbu! They're entitled to their paranoid opinion but not to try and force it on others. The constant barrage would make me not want to talk to them at all (even block!). DH must tell them that and that you both mustn't be subjected to this at what is already a stressful time and you should be enjoying. They can't control you or make you feel bad for going out.

I'm sure your DH has tried a sensible discussion of facts but I'm not sure you can do any more other than ask them not to talk covid at you anymore.

The loss will be theirs in the end sadly by not having a relationship with their grandchild. Although I appreciate this will ultimately be hurtful to you.

Just read your op again. Who cares if there is a fall out about you not accepting their information. You have made your own judgement on the covid situation which I'm sure is sensible.

I think I would return all post to sender to prove you aren't even reading it. Delete their texts with out reading and block them, let DH deal with them. If my mil kept bombarding me with texts I'd do the same. I keep in touch with her via WhatsApp only to send pics of the kids we don't have a "texting"relationship in it own right.

Do you think they would have some kind of controlling aspects to DH even without covid? It's interesting that his siblings are low/no contact...

They're not your parents, you're not obliged to interact with them at all if you don't want to. If they aren't prepared to dial it down a notch (or several!) I'd just block them on all your tech and leave DH to deal with them.

Presumably you're an adult, so they don't get to 'insist' on anything that doesn't work for you.