Hi, in about 5 weeks I'll be having dc2. Due to dh's work he won't be in the country at the time of the birth (unless baby is really early or really late) and can't get out of it. So my mum is going to be my birth partner.
Dh doesn't want any visitors coming to the hospital or to the house until he can come back and spend time with us himself which is fair enough so we've told our families and friends that we don't want any visitors.
With ds1 my in-laws turned up at the hospital unannounced and hogged the baby. They then turned up the the second visiting hour that day as well as my parents and crowded around the baby the whole time and it was all stressful and overwhelming. People then kept coming to the house and staying for hours for the first few weeks (mainly mil who kept nagging to babysit). So we didn't get time together as a family really.
Anyway, mil is angry about the no visitors rule and because of the way she is I really think she will come to the hospital anyway.
Just wondering if anyone had a no visitors rule that didn't go down well and what did you do about it?