Hello, all-
I’m one of the moms of young children who come here for some perspective. After seeing many posts in moms groups recently where expecting grandparents’ expectations were different from the parents’ plans, I realized I’ve never seen these questions asked/answered of grandparents in a group. I would love to hear about your own experiences. This isn’t for any stealthy research project. I’m just curious for the perspective. If I may:
What was the arrival of your first child like in relation to your parents?
Were your mother and/or MIL present at the birth?
Were they in the hospital waiting room? Did they come in to your hospital room to meet the baby on day one?
Did they stay at your home to help? Was that by their request or yours?
How often did they visit or did you visit them in those early days?
Did they offer childcare (or conversely, did you request it)?
Did they take your infant for sleepovers and if so, when? Was that something you were glad about?
Did their expectations match yours?
