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[quote=Anonymous]OP I +1 to pretty much everything that has already been written. Ours all came right away, stayed in hotels, and it was still stressful. One of the grandmothers got user that the other was getting more time with the baby, both tried to be "helpful" and ended up making things worse (cleaning and putting things for the baby where I couldn't locate them in my sleep deprived state). If they had stayed at our house on top of it I would've gone nuts.

Stand firm and also remind them that you will need help for some time. If they would schedule their visits consecutively instead of simultaneously it would be much more helpful.

Also, encourage the hotel. If you're planning to breast feed there's really very little they can do to help you with a newborn at 3am - at least that was my experience. And in my post partum haze it made me crazy to listen to my baby cry while someone else besidese or DH tried to comfort her. Tell them it's better they stay in a hotel so they will be well rested to help during the day[/quote]

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