Visitors after birth

I hear you and felt the same way! Visitors at the hospital are better than at home. You can send the baby to the nursery and let them peak through the glass 😭. I do not think you’re over reacting but will say the baby will see dozens of doctors, nurses, etc in the hospital and you don’t know where they were before their shift. Make everyone sanitize if they visit.

I didnt want any visitors while in hospital and had decided before birth that i wanted any time in the hospital to be just me and his dad, ended up in there for 5 days and didn't regret it. Then once home only had grandparents soon after getting home and nobody else for 2 weeks! If you are UK your baby stays with you for whole stay (unless they are in NICU) and it can be quite cramped in the wards too. Also check your hospitals visitor procedure as mine was birth partner and 1 other and it could only be 1 other person each day you couldn't have multiple taking turns.

You definitely aren’t overstepping. Your baby, your choice. Baby’s immune system is so weak as it is, the most visitors the more likely they’ll become unwell.
Also you’ll be recovering. This is about you and your new family, not them.
We said to all friends and family give us 48hrs before anyone can visit.

Me and my husband have told everyone they are not coming to visit in the hospital. This was my decision. For me pregnancy and childbirth is very personal and emotionally difficult. I fully anticipate having a lot of emotions during and after. The last thing I want is to have to put on a happy face and feel like I'm presenting to people. My mother and mother in law aren't happy about it, but they will get over it, especially since they love their grandbabies and are excited to be grandparents again.

I did not have visitors in the hospital it was vulnerable and critical bonding time for me and my husband with our baby