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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For everyone with super helpful ILs, that's great. But it's unfair to paint new moms as being difficult/paranoid/etc when their ILs might be totally different. 
My ILs DID expect to be hosted when they visited after my first was born. They were not there to help, they were there for photo opportunities and socializing. Meanwhile I was having an awful recovery and they were asking ME to do their laundry (when my DH wasn't around of course). Yes I spoke up for myself but is that what a new mom should be expected to be stressing out about in the postpartum time?

So, no, for my second they will not be at my house the day we get back from the hospital, or any time that week. I need to adjust and if they were concerned about being included they would have acted appropriately the first time, and in the years since. 
I suspect others who aren't thrilled with the idea of immediate visits from ILs also typically have valid reasons based on prior behavior. Any friends of mine with sweet ILs are always super excited for the help. [/quote]
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That is reasonable but, would you make in-laws wait 2 months before they were able to meet their grandbaby?[/quote]

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