My DH and I are very lucky - we have a supportive family that is VERY excited about our little one. The grandparents in particular are over the moon. They're really eager to spend time with LO. I'm not very eager to have company frequently, though, even if it is just our parents. I want to give them a reasonable amount of time with LO, but I'm not sure what that is. How often do your parents and baby get together?
Re: How often do your parents visit?
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This with DH's parents. Except we bring her over there. And my parents live across the country, so it looks like it's going to be once a year with them.
IL's who also live 40 mind away, have visited about once a week and it lasts for about 40 mins to a two hours depending on LO's feeding needs and if there is a household project for FIL to assist with ... they have helped replace a toliet and rearranging furnature, etc. MIL holds LO as long as she can and is more than welcome to do so because it gives our arms a rest.
DH's Aunt and an adult Cousin who live in town, have also been visiting once a week or more frequently as needed, but they are sometimes bring us items they picked up for us from the store, and or watching LO while I nap, or providing me with much desired access to the world outside of the house and more varied grown up company for DH and I.
We see dh's family a couple times a week.
My family lives 2000 miles away so we see then maybe once a year.
My parents live 15 minutes away, so we see them a LOT. On average, 3 times a week.
ILs live 4-5 hours away. We see them every 6 weeks or so for a weekend visit.
They're leaving for Texas on Monday for 3 1/2 weeks, I pretty much wanna cry just thinking about it.
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My husbands parents live in the Dominicsn Republic. We are going in March and they may come end of summer so 2x a year