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Scenario

When new parents clash with grandparents over early baby care and bonding

My partner and I brought our three-week-old baby to visit my parents and my dad immediately started giving unsolicited advice about everything we're doing 'wrong' while my mom keeps taking the baby from me when I'm trying to bond and nurse. My partner thinks we should just go home early but I'm torn between wanting their help and needing them to respect that we're the parents now.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The collision between a new parent's instinct to protect their early bond with their baby and extended family's desire to help can create painful rifts at a vulnerable time.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Birth and early bonding?”

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