In-laws might be out of state when baby is born

akayf

My SIL, BIL, niece and nephew live in the Seattle area.    Niece is making her 1st Communion the weekend before my due date..Father's Day weekend.  MIL and FIL have to be there for that.    I totally understand...we're a very Catholic family so this is a big deal.    If I had been due in early May or late July, DH would have gone out for the Communion too with DS while I stayed home since he is her godfather.  

The plan is for them to fly out the Monday before the Communion and fly home the Monday afterwards and hope that baby either comes on it's due date or is late or is a  little over a week early.   

MIL and FIL really want to be here when the baby is born.   Since SIL lives on the other side of the country, they didn't get to see either of her kids until they were at least 1-2 weeks old....if I remember correctly, both times they booked flights 10 days after her due date or something like that.    They loved being able to come to the hospital when DS was born and seeing him when he was less than an hour old.    

I feel so bad for them since they really want to be here but they know they need to be at the Communion.   I keep telling them that niece will know if they are not there...the baby won't have a clue...but they still feel bad.  

gymnst1013

It's refreshing to read this version of "so and so won't be there for <baby's birth> <when I go into labor> etc." rather than the version where pg ladies feel they got screwed over because their families are not planning their lives around when pg lady might go into labor. 

Hopefully things will work out and they will be around for the birth.  Sounds like you have a very close-knit family

MommaA117

hopefully LO comes when they are in town.

When you had your son was it around your due date?

akayf

AprilLynn09:

hopefully LO comes when they are in town.

When you had your son was it around your due date?

I had to be induced at 39 weeks due to high BP.    I don't seem to having BP issues this time.   I was under a lot of stress last time since my mom was going through treatment for cancer.   I never showed any signs of pre-e so we're hoping that my BP issues were mainly stress related and not PG related.   

MommaA117

I have heard that can be more common in first pregnancies too...

ccmarinho

If it makes you feel any better, my in-laws probably won't be here for the birth of the baby either. We are in Indiana and they are in Georgia. They still have four girls at home, so flying is pretty much out of the question. So unless I have a 10 hour labor, they probably won't be here. Lol. But I'm okay with them not being here. Don't get me wrong...I love them to death!

We are a very close family (like you guys sound), but like you said, the baby isn't going to know the difference. I agree with you that their niece might be sad if they aren't there. Your IL's have many, many years to spend with your new baby.

Btw, the pic of your son on your siggy is adorable!! 

cvl105

Hopefully the timing works out for you!