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ASJ2008
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
I would say thanks BUT no thanks. =)
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bayla
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
Posted by annie
What a sweet offer, but hell no!! If your mom is already going to be there, there is no need for her to be there. Can she come the week after that?? Just word it nicely- tell her that she can have more time with the baby when your own mom is not there. I'm sure you'll make it sound like you're very appreciative, but you must decline.
I also wouldn't want my MIL here before the baby is born. I'm enjoying sitting around in my PJs all day, getting some errands done, and spending time by myself!
good luck!!
ITA! 
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| Posted 1/26/09 12:05 PM |
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BabyAvocado
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
Send her to me...  But warn her that I will put her to work. She'd be leaving in a week. 
In all seriousness - the week before might be a bit much, and I've told my mom that I prefer for her to come anytime AFTER I've been home from the hospital for 2 days.
And I'm trying to coordinate my Mom and MIL's visits (if I get one) consecutively so I can extend the help for as long as possible.
I see nothing wrong with telling her that you appreciate her generous offer of time to help out and that the BEST way for her to help you would be if she came [insert your preferred schedule here].
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| Posted 1/26/09 12:11 PM |
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pixie
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
Choice C
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| Posted 1/26/09 12:15 PM |
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jms100303
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
Oh lord, I would say thanks, but no thanks.
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| Posted 1/26/09 12:19 PM |
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maybebaby
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
Posted by DancinBarefoot
Unless you are having a scheduled c-section I think it is totally insane for her to say she is coming the week before. How does she know when that week will be??
I would tell her how much you appreciate the offer, but that your own mother is coming and ask her to come after your mother leaves.
It is assumed for now i'll need to be induced, but we all know labor can be unpredicatable!!!
The thing is...SHE misses out on a lot since they decided to move to AZ a few years back. She is a school nurse with her summers off...so the plan is to stay with us before and after our baby comes and then head to NJ to stay with her own daughter for a few weeks when her baby comes. I know 100% my SIL will not let her stay a long time (they don't have a good relationship at all..) and my MIL tries to have that bond with me.
Like I said..shes a sweet sweet lady with not a bad bone in her body but she doesn't know when something is too much. She stayed with us for 11 days over the summer and it was just too long of a time..I can't imagine a newborn toddler, inlaws and then my own family coming. DH thinks its rude to suggest a hotel. I guess in time we'll figure it out!!
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| Posted 1/26/09 12:23 PM |
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PrincessP
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
Posted by maybebaby
Posted by DancinBarefoot
Unless you are having a scheduled c-section I think it is totally insane for her to say she is coming the week before. How does she know when that week will be??
I would tell her how much you appreciate the offer, but that your own mother is coming and ask her to come after your mother leaves.
It is assumed for now i'll need to be induced, but we all know labor can be unpredicatable!!!
The thing is...SHE misses out on a lot since they decided to move to AZ a few years back. She is a school nurse with her summers off...so the plan is to stay with us before and after our baby comes and then head to NJ to stay with her own daughter for a few weeks when her baby comes. I know 100% my SIL will not let her stay a long time (they don't have a good relationship at all..) and my MIL tries to have that bond with me.
Like I said..shes a sweet sweet lady with not a bad bone in her body but she doesn't know when something is too much. She stayed with us for 11 days over the summer and it was just too long of a time..I can't imagine a newborn toddler, inlaws and then my own family coming. DH thinks its rude to suggest a hotel. I guess in time we'll figure it out!!
On a positive note...
You may just want the extra pair of hands. Myself and some others are considering this with 1 child. I mean "maybe" just "maybe" she can be the pair of hands that can watch your son while you take care of the new baby. Somehow it might be helpful to have anyone for that extra help...Just looking at the glass half full.
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| Posted 1/26/09 12:45 PM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
I love when people just assume you want them there for weeks on end
tell her no and you will let her know when you are settled in and then she can come....the nerve 
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| Posted 1/26/09 12:45 PM |
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yankinmanc
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
I choose C, my mother came to stay after my son was born and it was horrible horrible horrible. We fought, I was struggling with BF'ing...it was a nightmare. I would politely tell her no way jose.
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| Posted 1/26/09 1:42 PM |
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twicethefun
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
There is a big difference in my opinion between his mom and your mom in this situation. You are the one who will go through labor and delivery or c-section. You are the one who will probably be home with her when he is at work. Your mother is your mother and depending on your relationship, she may or may not be someone you want around either, but it is definately more likely. You will be recovering too. This is not just about the baby. Having guests in your house is hard enough without a new baby. If Dh insists on this tell him to take off, prepare a bed for his parents, etc etc. That is just ridiculous!
Later on, fine they are both the grandmas...but only one is your mother when you are giving birth and recovering. Tell him he can invite his mom when he gives birth or has surgery.
I have been in exactly your situation and don't envy you. Good luck.
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| Posted 1/26/09 1:55 PM |
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saraH
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
I would tell her no. I think it's way too much for you.
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| Posted 1/26/09 1:57 PM |
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LIBOUND
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
Hell to the no!!
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| Posted 1/26/09 1:58 PM |
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DanaRenee
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
B
and I LOVE my MIL, I just wouldn't be up for the company so soon!
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| Posted 1/26/09 2:01 PM |
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Janice
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
that's tough.
If my MIL ever came, I would be more nervous to be in the house alone with her while DH was at work.
My 2 bedroom apt was full of people when I had Josh. I tried my best to share him. My mother was a god sent. Laundry, cooking, shopping...she knew her role.
My sisters, not so much. But they only stayed a week at a time. My mother came for 3 weeks.
As a mom of a boy, I try to put myself in your MIL's shoes. lol....how much access would you want to Johnny's baby one day? As much as the other grandmother?
Maybe they can be there for Johnny or the baby so then you get a chance to baby Johnny?
This is totally based on your MIL, whom I have never met. My MIL would be a handful from the second she arrived.
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MelToddJulia
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
B!
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| Posted 1/26/09 2:22 PM |
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IheartF&M
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
Option C or kill myself.
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| Posted 1/26/09 2:26 PM |
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LoveBeingMrsT
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
my mil is ok but just not my cup of tea. but i'd take the help at this point with my ds having so many issues and a newborn coming. but that's just me. do what you are comfortable with and what's best for your family.
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WoodIAm
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
Since slit my wrist was not an option...I would just make DH tell her no, but thank you!
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BnBdreamin
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
I'd chose C too!  What amazes me is that a woman who's had a child/children herself would even come up with such an idea. I think DH has to step in here a little too. Good luck! Hope you get your privacy and special time with LO.
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| Posted 1/26/09 3:22 PM |
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mamabear
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
Posted by krissy888
I would kindly tell her, hell no
me too. i reallllly enjoyed my alone time with DD when she was born. we had a lot of visitors and it was overwhelming. you don't get that time back, and they grow and change so quickly. i definitely wanted that alone time when she was a newborn. those first few weeks are just precious.
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| Posted 1/26/09 3:25 PM |
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maybebaby
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
this is so hard  She LOVES johnny so much and I know she feels like she could be the extra help we need before and after...
But she really is trying to be my "mom" instead of MIL...I told my mother her plan the other day and she said "she really needs to understand that you have a mom, its great she wants to be there, but its too much maureen..". And i tend to agree.
I think we will tell her that she can visit right after the baby is here at some point and that maybe a hotel for a few nights is best. I guess time will tell...
I think its great the moms want so much to help and I am fortunate, but its just way too much for me to consider right now. When I had Johnny she stayed for a while with my FIL, and while the visit was nice, it wasn't the "same" as MY mom. I remember missing my mom and wishing she was back to help.
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| Posted 1/26/09 3:27 PM |
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KartveliT
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
I would tell her thank you but no thank you.
Honestly though at this point if I was having another baby soon I'm not sure if I(personally ) would say no after what I went though with DD first 3 months and especially first 2-3 weeks,lol.
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ddunne2
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
No way! Sorry, but moms trump MIL's when it comes to who gets to stay and who gets first dibs when your having a baby. I know she wants to be a part of it and she can, but not staying so long!!! Thats insane. Tell her there is no room for everyone. Put your foot down and tell her when she is invited to stay, not the other way around. You give her dates that she can come and stay.
When my MIL came and stayed with us after DD was born I wanted to kick her in the head! She slept in, didn't lift a finger and didn't cook a meal or show up even with a frozen lasagna. My parents lived in town so were over all the time and MY MOM cooked dinner and brought it to my house and fed my MIL and FIL. To this day it angers me beyond belief.
I understand that MIL's want to be there just as much as our moms. And I look into the future and would never assume I was invited to stay for a month when my son grows up and has kids. I will offer to stay in a hotel nearby, spend my days there and give them their peace at night.
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Stefanie
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
Is there an option D?
Tell her no. She needs to stay at the HoJo (AFTER the baby is born) and have a nice day.
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Re: If your MIL wanted to stay with you a week before your due date until 2 weeks after baby was born...
Posted by MrsBumbleb
OMG NEVER, not even my Mother!
Same here.
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