My MIL have been helping me out as I am doing my confinement now, however, at times it can be overbearing especially at night when baby is cranky after his midnight feed. As of today, baby is 18 days old. One problem about her is every time baby cries, be it in his sleep or crying for milk, she will barge in every single time and kept on opening the door to check every 10-15 minutes. it was fine to me,I was glad that at least someone is helping as husband is tired after a long day. Two nights ago baby had slight fever, so i told her baby will be cranky and will be needing his feed every hour cause he drinks very little, and I will b up taking care but if I need help I will let her know. however, she still keep checking and opening the door, I understand her concern of worrying that baby's cries will wake everyone up, but me as a mother, would want to comfort my child and be there for him instead of her coming in and insist on taking him away. The next day, she complain to my husband that I seem like I don't want to let go of baby, even after I explained that it because he was not well. now the husband thinks that I am on the road to post natal depression. how do I juggle a better time management between MIL & myself?

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Sounds like a tricky situation but it is nice to read that both your mother-in-law and hubby are looking out for you. :) What I would suggest is that you could try and get some rest at night during this confinement period. In the daytime, attend to your baby for feeding and helping with showering. Perhaps you can let your MIL attend to the baby fully during the night and get her to rest in the day. This way, you will still get to tend to your baby while your MIL may feel better fussing over him at night. Not sure if this arrangement would work for you. Just a suggestion for you to consider. Take care of yourself and get as much rest as you can while there are people helping you. :) Take care mummy!

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