intro to outside world after released from hospital

Ms.Dbohannon

hello ladies, 

I will be have preemie identical twin girls in may. i am trying to prepare myself for their home arrival and other people. my questions are:

besides taking to doctors visits, when did you start taking your LO outside to other places?

 when did you let other people come near them?

in addition to asking these questions . my hostesses are being very helpful by throwing me a baby shower but now i am on unexpected bed rest until delivery, i want to move the shower to hospital. they are asking me why not a sip and see but i feel with preemies that i dont want one because 1) germs from other fam and friends 2) dont know when me my husband and twins gonna be up for one 3) this is my first pregnancy and i want to experience a shower for me and the girls just like the next woman. am i wrong for being cautious? 

just want to see what  you ladies did with your preemies

 

Courtneyw04

I had my shower when the babies were still in the NICU. If they are already home you can always leave them with your DH. Your friends and family will understand they can't be around a lot of people. (hopefully!) 

Brummy14

Thus far, we've only allowed my parents and my brother to our house (and they have to scrub in, have ZERO symptoms of anything -- if anyone in their house is sick - they are also considered sick and not allowed to come until they are symptom-free for 4

ashk7

Welcome! First off I hope you can keep those babies in there as long as possible! Also with the shower, I had mine while dd was still in the NICU, it was hard and for me didn't feel like a baby shower, because I didn't have the belly and was so side track

santjust

My son was born at 33weeks4 days. The invites for my showers had been mailed out places booked etc. They went ahead and still threw my showers while he was still in the NICU. During the showers I played a slideshow of our journey up to that morning and ha

chels38026

My sister had planned my shower for when I would be 26 weeks, as I didn't want to have it too late when expecting twins. Well I ended up admitted for hospital bedrest the same day she mailed out the invitations, and she and my DH worked hard to move the s

Ms.Dbohannon

Thank you ladies for your insight. I thought I was being too cautious about having a shower after they are born because I know what the risk are I know that I didnt want to do one then even if they are 6 months or older later. I just hope people unders

lemen99

When I was on bed rest we cancelled my shower and scheduled it at 34 weeks gestation - My baby was still in the hospital and I went to the shower at my friend's house without him. No way in hell would I have taken him and passed him around either!

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