3rd trimester
Help. Sister-in-law is here during the postpartum period.
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Hi everyone.
I'm 38 weeks pregnant now and already have a 3-year-old son. This week we found out that my sister-in-law and her husband are splitting up. They're waiting for their new-build house to be finished, and their old house is already sold. They're currently living temporarily with their daughter in their caravan.
Since they're splitting up and she has nowhere else to live, and we have an extra room, my boyfriend said she could come here.
I'm really dreading it. I'm genuinely stressed about it. It basically means she and her daughter are coming to live with us during my postpartum period. I'm not looking forward to it at all. Especially for our son, and for us too. Such a postpartum period is already intense enough without having 2 extra people in the house. I want to enjoy my postpartum time with my family and make sure everyone finds their footing. I don't need 2 more people around whom I have to adjust anyway. My boyfriend doesn't think it's ideal either, but he feels he has to say yes because he can't bring himself to say no. Am I a really bad person for saying I don't want this? Even though I want to help them, I don't think I should have to walk on eggshells during my postpartum period. By the way, it looks like they'll have to stay here for a few months. ????
I'm 38 weeks pregnant now and already have a 3-year-old son. This week we found out that my sister-in-law and her husband are splitting up. They're waiting for their new-build house to be finished, and their old house is already sold. They're currently living temporarily with their daughter in their caravan.
Since they're splitting up and she has nowhere else to live, and we have an extra room, my boyfriend said she could come here.
I'm really dreading it. I'm genuinely stressed about it. It basically means she and her daughter are coming to live with us during my postpartum period. I'm not looking forward to it at all. Especially for our son, and for us too. Such a postpartum period is already intense enough without having 2 extra people in the house. I want to enjoy my postpartum time with my family and make sure everyone finds their footing. I don't need 2 more people around whom I have to adjust anyway. My boyfriend doesn't think it's ideal either, but he feels he has to say yes because he can't bring himself to say no. Am I a really bad person for saying I don't want this? Even though I want to help them, I don't think I should have to walk on eggshells during my postpartum period. By the way, it looks like they'll have to stay here for a few months. ????
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