She’s Not Letting Her In-Laws Meet Her Newborn Daughter After They Barged Into The Delivery Room, Took Photos Without Her Consent, And Posted Them On Social Media
Many people know the struggle of having overbearing in-laws. In those situations, things tend to get worse when children are introduced to the mix, and their in-laws suddenly believe they can see and ‘parent’ their grandchildren whenever and however they want.
One woman recently decided that her in-laws were not allowed to visit her newborn baby girl after they barged into the hospital room in the middle of giving birth against her wishes.
She’s 29, and her husband is 32. They’re over the moon after she recently gave birth to their newborn daughter, Lily.
Unfortunately, while they’ve been living in baby bliss, they’ve also been stressed out because of her husband’s parents – her in-laws.
“My mother-in-law, Karen, and father-in-law, Bob, have always been overbearing and intrusive, but my husband and I have tried to keep the peace,” she said.
“Throughout my pregnancy, Karen constantly criticized my choices, from my diet to my birth plan.”
Before she was due to give birth, Karen told her she demanded to be in the delivery room, and she firmly told her no. That made Karen very angry, and she threw a fit, claiming that she had a right to be in the room because she was Lily’s grandmother.
On the day Lily was born, she and her husband checked into the hospital with no issues, and her labor began progressing quickly. Then, suddenly, as she was trying to push her baby out, Karen and Bob burst through the doors of the delivery room.
She found out Karen and Bob had lied to hospital staff and told them she wanted them in the room, which made her feel incredibly uneasy as she tried to give birth, filming her and crowding her.
Alena Ozerova – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person or baby
“This caused such a commotion that my labor stalled, and I ended up needing an emergency C-section due to the stress and delay they caused,” she said.
“After Lily was born, Karen and Bob were unapologetic [and] they actually had the nerve to post about the birth on social media, including pictures they took during the chaos, without our consent,” she continued.
“They announced her name and details before we had a chance to.”
This incident made her incredibly frustrated, and she and her husband were heartbroken by the way his parents disrespected them and their first childbirth experience.
The fact that Karen and Bob didn’t apologize or understand what they did wrong made things worse.
So, when they took Lily home from the hospital, she decided that Karen and Bob were not allowed to visit with her until they showed remorse and apologized.
Right on time, Karen and Bob were quick to demand a visit with Lily, but she denied them and explained why. She was immediately accused of being cruel, and her husband is in a very uncomfortable position, as he’s siding with her but doesn’t want all of this tension between them and his family.
“They’ve since started a smear campaign against me to the rest of the family, painting me as the villain who’s keeping their grandchild away for no good reason,” she added.
“Now, I’m getting calls and messages from extended family [on my] husband’s side, accusing me of being heartless and unforgiving. They say I should put it behind me for the sake of family harmony, but I can’t.”
Is she wrong to deny her in-laws visits with her daughter or is it a good idea?
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