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[quote=Anonymous]Do what works for you and DH, OP. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to wait for visitors.

Are in laws truly being pushy or are they just stating their wishes and feeling sad that they won’t get to meet their grandchild for awhile? I’m a parent of young kids right now but if I were a grandparent, I can imagine how sad I would be to not get to meet the baby for 1-2 months. I would respect what my son/DIL wanted but I would be so sad to miss out on that time. Of course I also would never expect to stay with my son/DIL/grandchild as I wouldn’t want to impose on them in any way. But I’d really want to meet my grandchild soon after they’re born! Of course you don’t owe grandparents anything but it would be so hard as a grandparent to wait that long.

I don’t know your dynamics or relationships with your in laws. But for me, as long as my parents and in laws were staying elsewhere (not in our house) and were vaccinated for pertussis, flu, Covid, etc and were diligent about washing hands/masking/not coming if at all sick etc I’d let them come. You never get that precious newborn time back again. Babies change and grow so quickly. [/quote]

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