Boundaries/rules for when baby comes

What is everyone going to be telling people not to do when baby comes? Like
1.) don’t kiss baby
2.) if baby cries give back

I’m completely lost on what I should do for my boundaries/ list of things not to do. like I know off the top of my head but I want to write them down so hubby knows them too. (He also has given me full control over it because he hasn’t been around a lot of babies less than a year old)

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No visitors unless they are in your bubble, like Covid time . I had to fight with my in laws to stop allowing people to come for the first 2 months

No picking up baby if he is sleeping. If you pick him up and he starts crying then you are dealing with him.

I have the same but with the addition of no strong perfumes / aftershaves and no holding the baby if you’ve smoked & have the second hand smell on your hands / clothes

Wash hands/use sanitizer before holding the baby, no photos on social media, let me or my partner know you're coming to visit in advance instead of just showing up and no kissing the baby are boundaries I've set in advance

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