Visitors after bringing baby home

How are you guys setting boundaries with family and your partners families? and also for how long are you planning on not allowing visitors? My MIL is going to be present at birth and at the hospital, my family won’t be. After I bring baby girl home I want at least two weeks just myself, my partner and my baby. I learn best by just going through it solo and really want to cherish this special time as a new family, learning my baby and bonding.

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My fiancé and I are going to send out messages/facebook post to let everyone know we aren’t allowing visitors unless they’re specifically asked by one of us once she’s here. Visitors will be the same it will be based on when we want to see people not just letting people come over when they ask. We want to find our groove as a family with a new baby.

my husband had put both of our families in a group chat to let them know the progress of our daughters birth and when we would be up for visitors if your family is very “pushy” about visiting baby or visiting in general you can let them know you’re not ready for visits but they’re more than welcome to drop food or whatever you may need off and to just set that boundary with them! don’t be scared or hesitant to set those boundaries. we had my mom and mil come visit after 4 days of being home but that was just us and what worked for us :)

6 weeks with no visitors at all. I just told them I needed that time to heal, bond and feel comfortable before sharing. They respect it. End of the story. 🤗

shit this my 3rd 🤰🏾i have 2 beautiful 😍 girls ages 8 & 5 i’m finally getting my son son & shit im not having visitors till i’m ready to have visitors could be after 6 weeks could be even longer depending on how i’m feeling & plus i wanna get my girls used to the idea of having a new baby in the house 🏠 doesn’t matter how other ppl feel at end of the day it matters how the mommy feeling & rest of the house hold 💯

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