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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks, all. You are making me think of things that I haven't considered (noise level, in-laws being disturbed, etc.) Unfortunately DH just isn't equipped to handle making the basement comfortable himself (he doesn't know the first thing about mattresses or bedding), so I will have to just suck it up and do the work.  :roll: [/quote]

No, no, no.  They will have to suck it up and make it work.  They (DH, MIL, and FIL) are grown-ups and can handle themselves.  I hope you're not planning to do a bunch of cooking and cleaning while they're there too.  Anyone visiting around the last weeks of pregnancy/immediate postpartum period needs to make less work, not more, or they either shouldn't be there or should stay in a hotel.

Now's as fine a time as any to learn to stand up for yourself and be clear about what will and won't work.  You're going to learn this quickly when you start having to say "No, we have to be back in time for baby's bedtime" "No you can't feed him that yet" "No that's too far for us to travel right now" "It's time for the baby to come back to me" etc etc. [/quote]

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