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3rd Trimester
Refusing Hospital Visitors
Am I the only one who doesn't want a plethora of hospital visitors after I give birth? I feel really mean even thinking it -- but, I'm having flashbacks of my tough recovery after the birth of my first child and and the experience of having visitors come left and right and having to plaster on a smile each time was horrible.
Friends are already beginning to request phone calls of our daughter's arrival so that they can come visit ASAP. Any advice on how to politely say No?
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Re: Refusing Hospital Visitors
Don't say anything.
Just don't call.
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Blame it on your hospital.. or you?can say that you just would rather not have visitors until you get home (or later in your hospital stay).?
Most people will understand, if not, use the hospital. They won't mind
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I have the same issue. My parents will be driving up and DH will be there. I have a coworker that works in the hospital and another coworkers sister who works in the hospital that will visit, which will be nice, and if another coworker comes up that will be nice too. I have a small group of friends who might come, and one I know will stay forever. I went with her to visit our other friend when she had a section with her baby 5 weeks early and we were there FOREVER. She just doesn't stop talking. Its nice to have visitors, but people need to know when to leave. So, I'm hoping its just my family and a few coworkers and thats it. The hospital has changed the policy to one visitor, so I'm planning to tell some friends this and hint that they can't come up. They can visit me a week or so later at home, I don't want a ton of visitors right away anyways. If I have to, I'll tell the nurses I don't want visitors except the ones I've listed.
ETA - we also plan not to announce it quickly, we'll wait until the day im ready to go home and hopefully avoid visitors that way.
I also do not want any visitors. Last time I was on bedrest after labor because of complications. I had no choice but to stay in bed because I was hooked up to so many machines. Needless to say my MIL came in with an entire group of people. This time I am telling people to stay away. If they need a reason it will simply be that I need to rest and recoup this time.
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I have just told certain visitors that because of hospital policy in regards to the flu, they are only allowing such and such ppl related to the baby, or whatever. Seems to be working
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this exactly - and call them if you want to when the time comes.
We plan to allow visitors in and out only when we want them.