How do I deal with all these people in my house?

[Ewemoo]

I've got my dd's birthday next weekend and my parents and my brother, his gf and two sons (one only 3 weeks old) are all coming to stay for the Saturday night. I don't have enough beds so two people will have to kip on an airbed. It's not so much the sleeping issue as having 9 bodies in the same house (with my mother who is renowned for not keeping her mouth shut about anything and who has opinions about everything). I really don't want to cancel anybody but what do I do to keep sane? Any tips would be gratefully received as I tend to lose my temper within 5 minutes of everyone being here!

It's one night, chill out

Don't let them all stay, madness!

Tent in the garden?

Is anyone in a position to fork out for a Travelodge or a B&B nearby? I know it's only 1 night but it will seem like a very very long night (bitter experience).

It is just one night. Might be fun, and do not stress about it.

When ds2 was born I had the following people staying for a month:
Mil
Sister
Sisters Daughter
Husbands work colleague
A friend of dh's aunt

It went reasonably well....

I lived in a house with my parents, my sister, her dh their two kids, my dh and my ds for a year. And I was pregnant, so one night is is nothing to worry about.

am with hassled here
you should be able to enjoy her birthday too
stick your mother, who sounds like the main trouble maker, into a travel lodge and relax

Enjoy it and then it will be less stressy I regularly used to do r=things like this and it was always fun.We aer in a tiny rebted flat atm and have ahd a break from it all but i miss it and can't wait to move.These times are what memories are made of Big glass of wine and accept all offers of help xx

I would have a glass of wine but I'm 6 weeks pregnant! No-one knows either because of a mc earlier this year so I can't even use this as an excuse that I'm tired which I really really am. Also the ms is starting so it should be fun keeping it from everyone while they're staying with us

charge everyone/ask them to pitch in a little bit of money for two people to go to the travel lodge...so maybe £10 a head and then that'll pay for the evening and the person who has to stay won't feel like your kicking them out to be mean...you just simply don't have room?

i did this as a kid with our family when my mom was having my baby sister...but i got in trouble because 1. we were selling the opportunity to sleep in our tree house to our younger cousins and 2. we weren't really going to let them sleep there.