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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Thai has given birth and mother comes home for 3 months
Dear readers,
Is it customary in Thailand that when a daughter has given birth to a baby, her mother comes to live with the daughter for 3 months to help?
Regards,
Petra
It depends on.
If there is a father in the house and if he is kind and handy, has experience with mothers and babies, has all the time in the world and the mother lives just around the corner, then not of course. Otherwise yes.
Very normal, often even longer
Be happy with the free help and maternity bed experience…. I would say.
No, that's not common anymore.
Only you don't tell anything about the situation and there may be a reason.
A long time ago in the countryside it was normal but now everyone has a telephone.
Is positive, usually the mother wants daughter and grandchild to live with her, in the countryside that gives everything except conditions that are acceptable to us
Hello Petra,
Is very normal, see it in my Thai family too.
Barry
Yes,
Very common, the mother and her daughter (with baby) then sleep in your double bed and you can sleep on the floor for 2 months (but can also be longer) in the room.
Well, of course you can also sleep between your mother-in-law and your wife, if mother wants to.
But you should forget that.
Thai men just look for another woman for that period, you can do it, it's very common.
And you should definitely be present at the birth, that is very much appreciated.
Good luck Karl.
I have also seen that the daughter moves in with her parents during this period when they are better housed. So that should also be considered.
When our daughter was born, mother-in-law came to help for about 2 months.
When she left we missed her very much and I had a hard head beforehand.
Depending on how mother-in-law is, you can be happy with it.
berthy
This is very common among Sino/Thai. Mother and baby are really pampered. Special traditional Chinese dishes are prepared for her mother to give her strength
M
My wife has always done this for her daughters-in-law, she then left for Thailand for 3 months, she was there a few weeks before the birth
In Chinese culture, the bride becomes part of her husband's family after her marriage. This in contrast to, for example, Isaan.
Common or not, I think it is more important that both parents of the baby ask themselves how they feel about this.
However, the Thai definition of respect is being obedient to your parents, elders, teachers, superiors, etc. (and is therefore a one-way street).
If it were to happen to me and I can no longer get along with my (in-law) mother, she will leave my house.
dear Petra, here in the isaan the most normal thing in the world. about 3 months. my wife is going to sweden soon to be with her. creates a good family bond with her and possibly also with the new family. so Petra, don't worry.