Hospital Visitors

[jessicamarie628]

Hey everyone. I'm a ftm. 37&4 weeks. Getting close:) I'm very excited for my babyboy to arrive. At my last doctors visit I found out I'm a carrier of strep b so I have to have an antibiotic thru my IV. I hate taking meds & they always have a strong effect on me bc I don't take them. The worry of my baby being ok is constantly going thru my mind. Anyways, how long is acceptable to ask visitors to stay away for?  My husband & I want our alone time with our lil one when he comes out & I plan to breastfeed, but I don't want to make family upset. As bad as it sounds, I've thought about taking my name off the hospital list so I can refuse visitors who show up unannounced. Is that selfish?

[jessicamarie628]

I know I'll be excited and want to tell everyone right away, but I also know I will want my rest and time with him. Thankfully my husband feels the same. @harmony0202 I would talk to him to try to make him more understanding so you have an enjoyable experience. I know a lot of people are opening up to breast feeding in public, but I am not one of those. I enjoy my privacy.

[harmony0202]

I feel the same way and my baby's father doesn't really agree with telling ppl to stay home so we can have our time with the baby and I plan to breast feed too.

[Fe411Fe]

See we kinda have to call our families when I go because my family lives 4 hours away and my husbands family lives 2 1/2 hours away....

[jessicamarie628]

I have a lot of friends that recently had babies & posted tons of pics of family & friends at the hospital. I just don't want to feel overcrowded after I just have him. I felt selfish bc some of my family members don't understand why I don't want them there right away. Thank goodness you all understand :)

[mrsMartinez91]

I had my baby at 11;09 pm via emergency c section.  No one was notified until about noonish to 1 pm next day. It's not selfish. I wanted as mich bonding time as possible before family came in and passed baby around.

[jessicamarie628]

Thank you! That makes me feel better! I always see my friends post it all over Facebook, but I want it hidden lol

[Makayla213]

No phone calls are being made or post on Facebook or anything until we are home from the hospital.. It's not selfish. :)

[kmommy2b]

No i plan on keeping it a secret till im ready for people to show up.. you make the decisions dont worry about their feelings you deserve alone time with ur family