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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Call them after the baby arrives, not when you're in labor.[/quote]

This is the one and only answer. Turn off both of your phones on the way to the hospital.[/quote]

Unless she is the type of Mom who would show up at the hospital if you didn’t respond in a certain amount of time.

Start now responding more slowly to texts and calls, responding with statements like “DH and I will think about that // ask our OB or pediatrician about that” when she offers advice.

Drop a few statements about hospitals limiting visitors during flu season, how you and DH are taking a birth class together to be a good team. Tell a few stories about “my friend who was so glad everyone just waited at home, because her labor was so long, and they got to call everyone once they’d had a little time enjoying their first moments as a new family.”

Etc, etc.

And come up with a few responses to, “But i’m Your mother, and i’m just so worried!” Things like, “Mom, you need to trust that I am an adult and can make my own decisions with my doctor.” Or, “Mom, I cant fix your anxiety for you, I need to focus on my own preparation for being a mother,” etc.[/quote]

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