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Hospital Visitors

matchamamimatchamami member
in January 2025 Babies
So my doctor was talking to me and my partner about being very cautious about who is around the baby after birth because it is going to be winter which people tend to get sick. I was curious if any other moms were okay with having visitors in the hospital and if you plan to have any rules like wear a mask? 
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Re: Hospital Visitors

  • kamays54kamays54 member
    You may want to check with your hospital as they may already have policies in place.
    When I had my daughter in February 2023, the hospital had a sign at the doors going into the maternity ward that had a bunch of rules due to it being cold/flu season.  Some of the rules were: No children under the age of 12 (unless they were a sibling), No more than 2 visitors in the room at a time, All visitors had to wear a mask (this was still in place from Covid), and it basically said that if you are feeling sick to leave.  We really only had our immediate family come to the hospital and they wore masks most of the time.  They took them off to take pictures but that was it.  I know this time around the hospital is going to be less restrictive about the masks because the week after my daughter was born they got rid of the mask policy.  We plan to have the same people come and visit, minus my parents because they are out of state and can't come until after he is born.  I trust the people that are coming so I won't really have rules.  I will say that the nurses I had were great and they told us that if we wanted someone to leave or if we didn't want someone to come they would be happy to be the bad guys and tell them to leave.  You could maybe talk to them before people start showing up and see if they are willing to help if you get uncomfortable.
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  • strongishmomstrongishmom member
    I’m only planning on having my husband and parents (coming from out of state) be around. We already talked to our parents about getting vaccinated (flu, covid, and tdap) but I hadn’t thought yet about masking. I’ll probably see what the hospital recommends and go from there. 
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  • peacefuladventurespeacefuladventures member
    Our hospital has a visitor policy in regards to total number of visitors, visiting times, and if they show signs of any illness, I believe they are not allowed on the floor at all. I know this comes down to personal preference, but we also asked to make sure my parents (who will also be flying in and staying with us to help for awhile) are vaccinated with flu, covid booster and trap (which is the most important). We are new to the area, so not anticipating nor likely not wanting to have visitors in the hospital and the first 6 or so weeks. Taking recovery seriously as I’m thinking more mid and long term. Gotta take care of ourselves so we can be present and take care of baby!
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