Mother requires in-laws to ‘book an appointment’ with their 4-month-old grandkid after they frequently show up during naps and meals unannounced: ‘I’m just asking for basic respect’

The thrill of having a new baby in the family is one that runs rampant like a five-alarm fire. Everyone wants to hold their cabbage patch-esque hands, cradle their soft little heads, and have a photo-op field day with the newest member of the clan. There's nothing wrong with feeling an intense need to be around a newborn if you're a baby enthusiast, but it's important to curb that intensity just a smidge so as to not crowd the new parents or newborn with unwanted attention. New parenthood is difficult to navigate, and helicopter in-laws with a craving for chaos make it all the more difficult to put a four-month-old newborn down for a nap.

In this next story, a new mother's in-laws consistently show up unannounced to her and her husband's home at all hours of the day, often during times when their baby is napping. Even after the mother asks her parents-in-law to give her a heads up when they're coming to visit their grandchild, they refuse to do so. Now, the mom is refusing them access to the grandbaby unless they have an appointment with them. Scroll to read.

Now, the use of the word “appointment” is a bit of an overstatement on the poster's part because it's not like they have a concierge waiting to put them on hold for five minutes while they fiddle with a calendar. The parents of the baby simply want to know when and where the in-laws will be hanging out with their grandbaby so they can plan accordingly. This is completely normal, especially for the parents of a new born who need to set routines for their child who, at four months old, struggles to have any.
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