re: OT Parents: Best Advice/Things You Wish You Had Known

DO NOT be afraid to tell people to leave or not come over in the first few days/weeks. When that baby is sleeping, your wife needs to sleep. Tell maw-maw and Na-nan, they can come over later, your wife and baby are sleeping.

It's very easy, "Ok, baby needs to sleep, so mama is going to bed too. Thanks for coming everybody, we will see y'all later." Walk away with the baby, grab your wife and put her in bed too. Turn the lights off. "Bye, thanks for coming." Do it Day 1! they will learn to frick off and that you are the Dad and make the decisions about the child. = establish dominance early or you mother in law will never leave and try to run your life until she is dead.

I did it, and my wife and I are much happier than other couples we know.