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Lisha 
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 Posted: 10 July 2007 at 7:49pm |
It was hard having "everyone" arriving at once, especially when I was pretty out of it, (had a few blood tranfusions) , I mean "everyone" as in DH's parents, his gran turned up and I wanted them out, tell your friends & family before you have the baby that maybe come a few days after the baby is born.
When you go home and you think visitors might come, leave a sign on the door, they will understand 
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busymum
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Posted: 10 July 2007 at 8:08pm |
 catrad wrote:
being home was easy, just let the phone go to the answer phone and limiting the visitors was easy, and also due to it being over christmas alot of people were away and buisy . |
My first one was a Christmas baby too, I found that more rellies (of the extended variety) were in town and wanted to pop in while they were still around.
The other thing about being at home is to train family/friends to call before visiting. Took a couple of years to get it with me and my in-laws but I think it works now! 
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aimeejoy
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Posted: 10 July 2007 at 8:11pm |
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I wish my ILs phoned before they came round! That was one problem I found at home, no-one rang first, they just turned up and it was usually just when I was about to have a snooze - will definitely get a sign this time, probably two and lock the doors cos our families tend to just walk into our house!
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miss
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Posted: 10 July 2007 at 9:12pm |
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I think if you can, send out an email before you go to hospital asking for all people to phone before they visit so you can let them know if it is suitable.
I found the visitors in hospital awesome, the only problem was when I had arranged with one lot to visit and another lot turned up at the same time. As I had a c section I had my own decent sized room at the hospital so that was ok, I just felt that I couldn't do justice to everyone at once.
If you have emailed them about the hospital, chances are they will do the same once you are at home too. I try to limit visitors to one in the morning and one in the afternoon max. Now I am feeding to a schedule I know who can't handdle seeing that so I can plan visitors better.
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Maya
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Posted: 10 July 2007 at 9:15pm |
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The morning after the gremlins were born I had 17 people crowded into my room at Birthcare, and that's not counting me and the gremlins! It was more than a little overwhelming, I had given birth 15 hours earlier, and was in bed in my underwear, unable to get up and go to the bathroom coz I had too big an audience.
So yeah, I think limiting visitors is a good idea. I know people all want to see the new baby and give their congrats, pressies etc. but I would really have appreciated having that first day just to chill out with Willie and Maya and the gremlins rather than entertaining an assortment of visitors including my random inlaws.
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Rachael21
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Posted: 11 July 2007 at 11:44am |
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I think it will depend on how the birth goes and what time bubs is born. Caprece was born at 6 in the morning so my mum and dp were tired so they went home for a sleep but I was too excited to sleep so I wanted visitors then. By the time I went home tiredness had kicked in so it was much harder to have visitors then.
My dp was a bit like yours, wanted family time only at the start but new babies are pretty boring they just feed and sleep.
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MyMinis
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Posted: 11 July 2007 at 2:56pm |
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I think it depends on how you feel at the time.
With Haleigh I didnt want visitors at all, I jsut wanted it to be me and DF, but had MIL over 24/7 and FIL came up to stay for the first week, so we got no time to settle in.
This time round I jsut wanted to go home as soon as I had given birth and wanted to go out and see people, have visitors, but all my friends stayed away for the first week (MIL staying with us at the time couldve scared them away lol).
I would just let everyone know before you ahve bubs that you will let them know when you are up for visitors.
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james
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Posted: 11 July 2007 at 4:01pm |
i was in hospital for 5 days and had vistors everyday and thank god because i was broad out of my brain it ws nice to talk to people and have them oggle over my grogie new baby its relly up to you and your dh with regards to vistours what ever fits with you
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