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[quote=Anonymous]My sister is the same way as you OP.  Had my mom on stand by, but didn't want her there at the birth.  The minute that baby was born she was asking her to get on a plane.  She'd had a really difficult birth which required a trip to the OR for her.  Which left her DH in the weird position of being alone in the room with a minutes old baby feeling woefully unsupported.  It all worked out fine (it turns out newborns just really need to be fed and warm haha) but my mother was there by that evening. And they asked her to stay for 2 weeks.  And my sister cried when she left and asked to come back ASAP.

If your mother is generally respectful of boundaries I'd ask her to come.  Even just having someone come over for 2 hours every day is a wonderful gift.  She doesn't need to be there sun up to sun down (unless you want that) but for a visit daily it can be a god send.  I am local to my mother and just knowing she'd come over every day was sometimes a wonderful life line to the outside world.

Lastly, no one loves your baby the way your own mother will.  No one.  No friend, no neighbor, no one else will love that child the same fierce way you do except your own family (and your DH's too).  It's really a marvel how that can bring people together. (this assumes healthy relationships, but that sounds like what you have)[/quote]

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