3 Act offended when they’re not invited into the delivery room.
Whether you’re giving birth in the tub at home or in a surgical suite at a hospital, having a baby is, without a doubt, a major medical event. And even when it’s a relatively easy process, it can still be a pretty private thing, and one that’s certainly not made easier by the grandparents-to-be demanding to get a front row seat.
“Often grandparents want to see the child they raised in the moment of one of the biggest life changing experiences of their lives. They may feel as if the new child is a part of them, too, and they want to be there to experience this moment. Although the grandparents’ intentions are often meant very well in a situation like this, if the couple having the baby want their privacy, it is a good initial boundary for the parents to set with the grandparents,” says Dr. Kulaga. “There will be future experiences and situations that will be private between the new family, and grandparents do have to respect that.”
