Christmas 🎄

I’m booked for an elective section on 2nd Dec, meaning baby will be 3 weeks old on Christmas Day. This year would usually be my husbands family Xmas and originally I said nope, I want to do Xmas lunch at home with our little family (me, hubby, LG (22m) and baby) but you’re welcome to come over to see the kids AM or PM. My husband floated the idea of inviting his family (mum, dad & brother) to us for lunch and I was, again, like nope 🙂‍↔️ not a chance am I doing Xmas lunch for all of us. This would be my first time ever making Xmas dinner. Now I’m wondering if I am being a bit shortsighted. On the one hand, I can’t stand my FIL 😵‍💫 he’s the most selfish person I’ve ever met but both him and my MIL love our LG, so I know they’ll spend a lot of time playing with her whilst we (hubby & I) tend to dinner and our new baby. Dinner is going to be M&S plonk it in the oven regardless of how many there are. Need some opinions from mamas of more than 1 - do I get over myself and have them over? If not for any other reason than my LG adores them and they’ll keep her occupied. Or will I really regret this come the big day and want to hide upstairs all day? 😂

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I’d either stay at home to yourselves or go to there’s and be waited on so you can enjoy baby and LG whilst they do cooking and tidying x

I would agree! I personally would not want ro be making Christmas dinner 3 weeks after having a baby, and if you want a nice quiet one then this is the time to do it! 🥰

I agree I would go to theirs personally. I know for me three weeks after my c section I couldn't even make a cup of tea let alone a Xmas dinner. Go to there's and be waited on hand and foot like you deserve and you can always leave when you want

After a section?! You should be taking it easy still at the 3 week mark,not waiting on house guests! I’d suggest going to them so you can concentrate on baby and be waited on! Then they can still play with your little girl and you get to leave whenever you want!

Definitely tell them all you just want to spend Xmas together as a little family. You're adults, you don't owe parents Xmas

Stay home yourselves or visit them. Then you can leave at any point xx

Thanks ladies. I really don’t want to go to them, I don’t want to pack up both kids for the day and I know we’ll end up there for much longer than I would want / be comfortable with if we do. I had a previous section with my LG and recovered really well, I think everyone is just expecting that I will be almost back to normal after 3 weeks - which I largely was last time but who knows. Think I will stick to them just coming over in the morning or afternoon, after all, it’s just lunch on one day of the year. If my MIL feels so inclined, she can do a rerun when I’m 100% up for it x

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