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[quote=Anonymous]Kid 1 - 5 days old. He had jaundice and was in the hospital for 4 days. Kid 2 - 2 days old. Don’t differentiate between your parents and in-laws. Don’t be a hostess. Your job is is heal, rest, and take care of your baby. Their job is to order takeout, play with older kids, do laundry and generally be helpful but also stay out of the way. My mom kept talking about how she would help by holding the baby so I could do other things before I had my first. It made me really angry. I wanted to hold MY baby. I reframed it for her to tell her that I was her baby - and her job was to take care of me so I could care for my baby. Of course I let her hold the baby, but that reframing helped us get through those early visits. [/quote]
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