Was just on the phone to MIL, she sounded really disappointed that my mum is only coming up right after the birth, pretty much booking her flights when I go into labour. She seems to think I'm "doing it tough" by being far away and not being able to hang out at my mum's house during third tri.

She has offered to come and keep me company if I want it or am feeling lonely. She spent a lot of time at her mum's place when heavily pregnant, and my SIL was at her place nearly every day.

I can't think of anything worse! She gives great foot massages and belly rubs, for sure. But right now, I hate the thought of visitors. I just want to have my days, in my nest, sleeping when I want to, pottering around and getting ready for our new arrival. Visitors just make mess and disrupt my routine. I'm not an anti-social person, I love being around other people, but on my terms. Even if mum and I lived in the same city, I wouldn't be going round to her place a lot.

Is it just a bizarre family phenomenon to spend heaps of time at your mum's place? Or am I the nut job for being a hermit?

Just musing.