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I was worried that my MIL would get into a tizz about me having baby stuff in my house and starting to work on the nursery. However, she's been biting her tongue and not saying a word, which I'm grateful for.

I told her I was having a shower (a big no-no) and I said that she and her mother would be invited. I expected her to say no, but she said that she would love to. And her mother would love to as well. As DH said, it's all about following tradition until it comes to their grandchildren. Then all bets are off.

I think you should do what you're comfortable with. If you want to start setting up your nursery, I think that's perfectly acceptable. Those superstitions are from the days when it wasn't uncommon for a woman or her baby to survive childbirth. Things are a lot different now. Things happen, but IMO, I think it's better to prepare yourself and your house to bring home a healthy baby.
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  • Mrs.ThistletwatMrs.Thistletwat
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    edited December 2011
    The problem is that H goes in on this too. He is superstitious about this too.

    MIL has gotten a ton of baby stuff for us but keeps it at her house. Clothing, room accents... the works. She shows me everything but keeps it there.

    My mom wants to throw me a shower (at least that was in the works before we got the news about Dad - don't know what's going to happen now) and I suspect that MIL and her friends won't attend. They'll do something after the baby comes.

    I have a few baby things in the apartment. Gift stuff from when I registered, the hats that CW made, some bibs I've stitched and the quilt I'm working on.

    It's just super annoying. If H wasn't superstitious it would be easier to ignore MIL.
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  • loveshine1loveshine1 member
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    edited December 2011
    Ahh. I didn't realize that Evets was also superstitious. That does make it a lot harder. DH doesn't care about having baby stuff in the house.

    Having something after the baby is born, like a bris or a baby naming are pretty common. All of my Jewish friends also had baby showers as well. It's really what you're comfortable with. I think the old superstitions are starting to die out.




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  • nicoleg1982nicoleg1982 member
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    edited December 2011
    You need to send him away for a weekend so that you and Wzz can do your nursery magic.
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  • Mrs.ThistletwatMrs.Thistletwat
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    edited December 2011
    I keep asking him about the nursery set up. My exact quote is: "So there are two little elves who will be coming into the apartment and setting everything up the way I want it while I'm in the hospital? Are you SURE? I'm not coming home to an unfinished nursery. I'm not squeezing a human out of me only to come home and set up a nursery so said human has a place to sleep."

    He keeps telling me that he and FIL will be setting it up. I will be leaving a detailed diagram of where I want everything.
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