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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do your ILs have any idea what they have gotten themselves into? Have you told them you don't necessarily want your Mom (or them!) at your house every day?  I can just see, your mom AND MIL trooping over every day wanting that precious little time your newborn is happy and awake.

I think you missed an opportunity to be frank with your MIL and ask her not to get involved between you and your mom without talking to you first--and remember you can ask your mom to go home early if things go terribly.

Good luck.[/quote]

I *think* my MIL will keep things in check. She is generally pretty good about that sort of thing. If not, I'll have no problem setting boundaries. I am getting better and better at that. I have already talked to my mom about how baby will be spending the bulk of her time with me the first few weeks, and about all the benefits of lots of skin-to-skin contact between mom and baby (for both of us), etc.

I will have to spend some time with her, though, obviously, which always makes me anxious. Serenity now. It will be okay.

And about my MIL, she and my mother are besties now, I really have no control over it. MIL knows about my issues but is a Polyanna.[/quote]

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