I feel really bad :(

[tasha_labruyere]

My sons a week old today.  And i HATE having anyone around but my husband. We live behind my inlaws n our house n i cant stand it. There always over wanting to see the baby and i cant stand it i went off on his mom this morning because she was over for 2 freeking hours and i got so sick of it! Im annoyed by everyone but my little family. Is this normal?! Please help!

[Mizzztaylor]

I'm the same way and my baby is 4 weeks old.lol. I've let family members around her but I rarely let anyone hold her and I try to keep visits as short a possible. My mom said the other day that she's having a hard time feeling bonded with this one and then I felt bad so I'm trying to chill out a bit. It's not that I don't want anyone else around her as much as I just want her all to myself right now. It really is such a short time that they're this little and new.

[ftm2013]

I haven't had my baby yet and will be a first time mommy but I already kinda feel that way. I'm hoping everyone shows up at the hospital where to me its a more controlled environment and when we get home it can be just my little family I don't want people in and out all the time and I want to get used to our own routine

[KTowne]

That's good that she respects your space, it's hard adjusting to being a new mom and especially wanting to bond with him and not wanting him to get sick, I'm SO nervous having a baby during flu season I'm afraid she's going to get sick!

[tasha_labruyere]

Thanks ladies i feel better knowing im not the only one. I had apologized to my mother in law a while ago n told her i just wanna be alone for a while that im trying to get used to the whole new mom thing n she apologized to me also and said shed give me space. So thank gosh :)

[ajaponte]

Since we're having him at a birth center and my husband is going to be the only one allowed there, no one will even be meeting our son until I'm ready.

[KTowne]

I think it's normal to want your space for a while, you want to bond with your baby and your family alone, and that's okay and normal. Maybe try talking to your family about it and having your husband talk to his? Let them know that you want your space for a little while and they'll respect that I'm sure. You're also on lack of sleep from a newborn right now, not to mention your hormones going back to normal, so it's normal to be irritated easily. If you're showing signs of depression though, like wanting to be alone all the time (over the next few weeks), sad constantly, crying for no reason (again, give it a few weeks, lack of sleep and hormones going back to normal will do this, I'm going through it too), then I'd talk to your doctor about it.

[ajaponte]

I told my in laws that I didn't want anyone coming over for the first few days. I'm not going to have people over at my house often at all. My husband understands, thankfully. I think it's pretty normal to want to be alone with your little family.

[OorahMommy]

Girl I am the same way! I had my son on Saturday and no one has come to visit or seen him since we were in the hospital. I feel so annoyed when everyone asks me when they can come over. I just don't want to share him and I don't want him getting sick or overwhelmed.