@melarowan +1 to No MIL. We went to visit SIL, BIL, and 20 month old Niece last weekend. One of our activities was to walk around Babies R Us and SIL pointed out the things they got, the things they really didn't need/use, and I just took pictures of them with my phone. I was able to make a decent list of things that I wanted to register for. I felt MUCH less overwhelmed. If you have a friend who has had a baby recently, I'd suggest asking her to do the same with you.
@melarowan I agree with no MIL. She will most likely comment on how unnecessary things "these days" are even if it is pretty useful. It's for you and DH to start the bonding process over baby.
I started on on Target.com but didn't add much. I only did it to eat the baby bag. We will be taking the girls with us soon to have them help pick things out to add to it, as well as take them to start our BRU registry since we havnt started that one at all. I'm pretty certain I will get no shower or sprinkle , so it's more for me to get completion coupons.
So annoyed with the older generation on DH's side, namely MIL and her circle who can't stop gossiping. MIL shared our 1st pregnancy news at 8 weeks and now her friend has done the same. So we know via MIL about someone's pregnancy who I'm sure would want to tell us herself. STFU already. What irks me more is that MIL always acts and tells me how she is so trustworthy blah blah blah yet I have seen so much evidence against that.
Y'all, I want to rip my tailbone off. It hurts so bad. I've been laying on a heating pad for hours and it's not getting any better. Do y'all have any pointers? #HELP #SOS
@buttercream_frosting my mom is the same way. We have to be incredibly explicit about who she can and can't tell things to, and when she can tell. She and my dad are divorced and she lives alone, so I think sometimes she just gets so excited that she has to tell SOMEONE, so she tells her best friends, who then text me immediately before we've had a chance to tell anyone else. This may or may not have just happened the other day when we found out the baby's sex.
Thank you everyone for all the support. I couldn't figure out how to change the situation so I just rolled with it. It ended up being an extremely long day. But, the registry is mostly done and it actually ended up being helpful having his mom with us.
My back and legs decided to flare up and be very painful, so I kept having to take breaks to sit down. He has zero experience around babies, so she asked each time if she could go through a certain section, like the bath products section or the stroller toy section, sections I don't have strong feelings about.
I did tell her that I would be going online to see the things that she picked out and I might do a little refining. She encouraged that and said she didn't want to overstep. It feels like she knew that she was encroaching on a private experience and was trying to be respectful.
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I started on on Target.com but didn't add much. I only did it to eat the baby bag. We will be taking the girls with us soon to have them help pick things out to add to it, as well as take them to start our BRU registry since we havnt started that one at all. I'm pretty certain I will get no shower or sprinkle , so it's more for me to get completion coupons.
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So annoyed with the older generation on DH's side, namely MIL and her circle who can't stop gossiping. MIL shared our 1st pregnancy news at 8 weeks and now her friend has done the same. So we know via MIL about someone's pregnancy who I'm sure would want to tell us herself. STFU already. What irks me more is that MIL always acts and tells me how she is so trustworthy blah blah blah yet I have seen so much evidence against that.
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My back and legs decided to flare up and be very painful, so I kept having to take breaks to sit down. He has zero experience around babies, so she asked each time if she could go through a certain section, like the bath products section or the stroller toy section, sections I don't have strong feelings about.
I did tell her that I would be going online to see the things that she picked out and I might do a little refining. She encouraged that and said she didn't want to overstep. It feels like she knew that she was encroaching on a private experience and was trying to be respectful.