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Ok how do you handle your parnters family? sorry long one

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Dunnyjo · 17/11/2005 11:32

Ok when i was in labour with my son it was a big rush to the hospital already 7cm dialted all going well on gas and air untill i had my sister in law on the hospital phone talking my husbands ear off begging to be let in to be there when the baby is borne. Legs apart in agoney with him stood beside me having a bloody conversation on the phone with her. She even had the cheek to beg the midwife! Who quite blatently said no. But she was out side the hospital with a flask of tea and sandwiches! Talk about being in your face!
Well all was not well my son was breeched and it was pandimoioum to rush me to the hospital at 9cm! I was scared and did not understand what was heppening. Gets out side being put into the ambulance and what audience i had! His siter, husband, daughter, father, mum andstep dad! all these faces looking at me and asking if i was alreight????
Any way at hospital ahd to have c-section, brought down to ward all numb from what happened and every one and i mean every one came in one by one all his family then mine. It was too much for me to cope i was trying to get myself together let alone have a good look at my baby.

Anyway gets home, third day after having my son (very emotional!) his sister decides to pop up arrives at 11am and does not leve till 6pm that evening and all day i kept going into the bathroom crying my eyes out just sick of feeling as if i was being taken over. I am pregnant with the second now, only three months and already i am dreading it!
I dont mind if people want to see the baby but only when i am ready and get myself together you know? Your dignaty sort of goes after birth and by god did it take me a while to get over the whole ordeal.
How do i deal with it this time? lol

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crunchie · 18/11/2005 13:05

Also try to get your MIL on your side beforehand. She might be able to fend off your SIL

bubblepop · 18/11/2005 13:52

i can really REALLY identify with you and what you are feeling right now,its all about being swamped with people you don't feel entirely comfortable with- at the best of times you could probably handle it but when you've just given birth you are very vulnerable emotionally.my dh was too soft with his family to put across how i felt.my mum came up with the idea of going to bed when i came home with ds2, in the hope that visitors would have the sense not to out stay their welcome.BAD MOVE! my sil was so insensitive that she just came and sat on the end of my bed for 3 hours, rocking my babe whilst her husband revved up my 3yr old round the house till 10pm,whilst all i wanted was to sleep. with dd i came home after a 6hr discharge to meet a barrage of phonecalls, ofcourse we could'nt answer them all as we were busy, so we let the answer machine get them,BAD MOVE AGAIN!!my other sil SCREAMED DOWN THE ANSWER MACHINE HOW SHE DID'NT WANT TO SEE ME, JUST THE BABY! AND 'WHY THE F##K DID'NT I ANSWER THE PHONE!! In the end i stuck up for myself and told her she was out of order screaming like that, when i had just got home from hospital, ofcourse she passed it all off as a joke, but then said i had pnd , what would she know!!anyway she did'nt actually see dd till she was 6 months old after that. I TOTALLY SYMPATHISE WITH YOU . what you've got to realise is these people probably do care about you, but are just a little backward at expressing it.Its best to be open and honest about how you feel, if you don't want them there, then say so.yes you will hurt them and it will cause ruptions, but at the end of the day you'll get what you want and they will forget it in the end.one thing im learning in this life is that everyones out fo themselves and you've got to look out for no 1 cos nobody else will. good luck!hope all goes well.sorry to ramble but i just wanted to tell you your not on your own.

monkeychops · 18/11/2005 14:44

gosh you have my sympathy too. We are expecting number 2 in july and already i am dreading mil sticking her litle finger in the baby's mouth all the time - I find it so un hygenic - my family would certainly never do it and next time I think i will explode and suggest putting my finger in mil's mouth! YUK!
I don't have time to go into one on the subject of my inlaws but i truly believe they would be happy with their 2 sons and only grandson and me out of the picture. they are complete control freaks. I don't even think they will be interested in my second child - they became grand parents quite late and their eyes seem to glaze over at the mention of a number 2... We haven't even told them yet - I hate being talked about and having my fil discuss my due date and when my last bloody period was. THey just get too involved!!! AAAARRRRGHHH!!!
End of my rant

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