Has anyone ever not wanted to see people after birth?

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Since getting pregnant we both agreed nobody visit at the hospital and everyone can visit when we get home.  I am a very private person, and a lot of people didn’t find out I was pregnant until I was about 7 months.  Nothing was posted on Facebook, we didn’t share names, and don’t even plan on sharing when my c-section date is (only our parents and siblings know).  I have gotten a lot of backlash from family and friends for being so private, but that’s just how I am.  
Lately, I have gotten extremely weird about visitors in general.  I don’t want anyone to come to our house to visit.  I basically don’t want to be around people.  Just my mom and my husband, not his parents, or sister, no friends.  I got to the point when tonight I was crying hysterically to my husband about how I just don’t want to see anyone after the baby is born.  I don’t want to announce to anyone we had the baby, nothing at all!  I am very excited to have a baby, and I cannot wait to have them in my arms!  I just don’t want to see anyone.
I’m not sure if this has something to do with the fact I lost my dad this year, and he so badly wanted to have grandkids or what. But has anyone felt this way?  I am a first time mom, and I fear this is just an early sign of me getting ppd.  I do have bad anxiety and ocd and see a therapist 1-2 times a month.  But this happened out of nowhere and has just gotten worse.  I am 38w now and we plan to have c-section a week from tomorrow.

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No. I never felt this way. The hospital is boring AF. I couldn’t imagine being there for days with just a sleeping newborn and my husband. I would die. On top of that, my friends and family want to meet our son. They don’t overstay their welcome, they don’t mind me breastfeeding in front of them, they understand if I want to nap while they hold the baby. Bring in the visitors, and hopefully they bring snacks.

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I’m the wrong person to answer this but ranted to share how I was that way. I became really possessive when pregnant and didn’t want my husband side seeing the ultrasound photos. I didn’t want to share my bump or pregnancy with anyone in the family. I didn’t feel like myself. 
When the baby was born, I didn’t want visitors at hospital or home. I didn’t want to share this baby or myself. Prior to pregnancy I was a pretty social person!
It’s been 5 years since my first was born and the possession became so bad that I started seeing a therapist when he was 3. I have a second baby and I have mended my ways. However I’m still possessive a bit with the first. I don’t know why. I don’t favour either at all. I love them both equally so very much. 
I think it has to do with my own insecurities. I hope you have a better time sorting through this as my causes many problems with my relationship with husband and others. To be honest, I still don’t want to share my kids but put a fake act on that I like it. I still don’t know what’s wrong with me but I see a therapist

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Every woman experiences this differently, you need to do what feels best for you and your family. Definitely a good topic to bring up with your therapist though to help process these feelings ☺️

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I feel like this too, but not quite as strongly. For me it's just because i'm an introvert and i hate being around people when i'm not at my best, so i don't want people around at all while i'm still recovering. In your case though i'd really try to figure out why you feel this way, and maybe try to find a compromise for close family that will work for everyone. 
If you're worried about ppd i'd suggest finding a therapist to talk this all over with

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#1 Sincerely sorry for your loss.
#2 Congrats on you new little one coming.
This is just my opinion but what you are feeling may only get worse after your baby is born. The reason why I say this is because you will go through a rush of emotions because of the hormonal change that your body will go through. My suggestion would be for you to start talking to a therapist now and maybe they can help you along during the next few months.
I wish you all the best.

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We’re not having anyone at the hospital except for our parents and our daughter. I’ll be telling everyone they can visit when we get home. They can wait a day or 2! I just don’t want to be around people in such a sore / exhausted state.

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I’m not having anyone at the hospital other than my fiancé and both of our moms. After she is born, our grandparents are welcome to come and that is it. I’m not even going to tell anyone other than our moms that we are in the hospital 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m sure our familys are going to pitch a fit but they won’t even know she’s born until after we are even home so that’s their problem. I don’t want to be bombarded during the most precious time of our lives

Has anyone ever not wanted to see people after birth?

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