Confinement period

I know just how you feel. I asked for two weeks and got 3 days from my gran and aunt and was pretty furious.
A month is long though... Especially if its the first grandchild?
My mother would have broken down my door by now,lol.
But Julz is right, it's your turn now and I really wish I had a little more time. I was so hormonal and upset about how my birth went and really just needed a little privacy. My mom came after a week and stayed for more than two. I only got to hold my child when I BF! The rest of the time I had to remind my dh to please hand the baby to my mom occasionally.
Has your family seen your baby yet?
Also how's bf'ing going?

No, your wishes are perfectly understandable. I also asked family to leave us for the first month which was easy to do as they were all in the uk. They were less than impressed but we felt we needed time to bond as a family without external influences. I went through a very difficult time shortly after the birth and really needed to find my feet a bit. It was a huge scare for us as a family so I am glad we chose to do this.

Your family have had the opportunity to have their kids and do what suited them at the time.

It is now your time.
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Enjoy. x

My partners family has a huge problem with the fact that they haven't seen our baby yet. I was in a period of confinement, where it was just my baby, my partner and myself, getting to know her and my partner in his new role was very important to me, we didn't have any outside help which made our family bond stronger. They have not been very understanding, quite selfish and negative. I am not ready to share her with them yet, or with anyone as I am trying to get her back onto my breast. We both have been through a lot, is it too much to ask for a little understanding?