After reading about this board on a thread in my May 2016 birth club, I've decided to post this here... My dilemma has literally sent me into a panic attack. My husbands family. Ugh. My two sister in laws (late 20's not married no kids) have repeatedly flown in from Seattle to Utah(where we live) unannounced to "surprise us". We have a 3 year old daughter who they want to see all the time. This has happened for 4 years! They just book a ticket a few days before arrival or plan a trip here with my fil without telling me and like 12 hours before they arrive, they send a text that usually says "see you in a few hours!" So meanwhile, I have to re arrange my whole schedule and clean the whole house, make up the guest room, go grocery shopping and take like 3 Xanax to calm the fuck down! I can't take it. Im terrified that they will do this just days after this LO is born. I'm due with our second child in May. I will seriously die. I feel like I'm speaking monkey when I go over this with them. To make plans is foreign to them... They don't get it. Does anyone think I should write a strongly worded email to them explaining why they cannot do this? Maybe attach some informative articles on the importance of alone time during the first few weeks. Maybe even on ppd?
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