'I'm about to give birth – but my mother-in-law's mad demand left me gobsmacked'

You've got enough to worry about when you're pregnant without family members making outlandish demands.

If you're a , you'll know how stressful can be when you're trying to make sure the final days go as smoothly as possible and that everything is in place for when your arrives. Not to mention the fact that parenthood itself can be stressful, especially in the early days when you're still finding your feet.

One mum-to-be is just a few weeks away from welcoming her first child into the and is feeling all the emotions that go with it. But instead of being supported in a stress-free environment, she's now having to deal with the request her mother-in-law has made.

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In a post on , the woman said she and her husband recently bought a new house to raise their family in, but just days before she's due to give birth, her mother-in-law has made a bonkers demand - she wants to move in with them.

The grandma-to-be has insisted this will allow her to "help" with the newborn, but the mum is adamant she doesn't need any assistance and would rather be left alone. She definitely doesn't want her mother-in-law living in her house full-time.

She wrote: "She's sweet, but we need our privacy. We just bought a NICE new house and I'm due to give birth this month to our first child. I’m 99% sure it’s because she's unhappy living in her crowded old home.

"My mother-in-law just talked with my husband about how great it would be for her to move in and 'help' but I really enjoy our privacy. We do not need any financial or baby help because I saved up enough to be a house mum for over a year. We feel bad rejecting her because she's actually very nice."

The mum-to-be asked for help from Reddit users for "convincing points" to tell her mother-in-law that she's not moving in with them. And commenters said she should be able to turn her down politely without having to come up with excuses.

One person said: "No need for 'convincing points'. She will likely just see those as points to discuss/argue about. No is a complete sentence. It needs to come from your husband."

While another added: "Don't come up with any points, just say no. Any point you come up with is just something she can argue against. Don't give her anything to have the discussion about, just say no."

And a third posted: "No, thank you. One complete sentence. Fully acceptable. No further explanation needed."

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