Tips to satisfy family and keep my privacy?

Question

So chances are, I’ll be induced by May 20th due to IUGR. Anywhere between 34-36 weeks. Currently 33w6d. 
Both my family and my fiancé’s side are kinda... hovering to see what happens. I always imagined myself going into labor quietly and naturally, only letting our parents know we were going into the hospital, and then letting everyone else know after the birth. Yet now I have grandparents and aunts/uncles that I don’t even know very well keeping tabs on me (I’m speaking more of my fiancé’s side). How can I balance keeping everyone updated without having unwanted guests? If I had it my way, no one (besides my parents and his mom) would show up until a day after I gave birth. I don’t even know if she’ll go directly to NICU or anything 😞. It’s just too much to deal with. Due date was June 22

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Tell them that due to the situation with your baby that the doctor and hospital has recommended a full day of recovery for you after baby is born so they can evaluate you and your little one before any visitors are allowed. Tell them it's a precaution that you are very much in favor of and you want them to honor that.

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You could tell them most of what’s going on but fib a little and say that because of the circumstances the hospital won’t allow visitors, and you’ll let them know when they can come by.

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Tell the nurses that you are not to have any visitors. They won’t let anyone in. My mom was turned away once when she went to visit my cousin because she had requested no visitors.

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I just tell me Grandma (and my mom) on my father's side cause I know she'll let everyone know and then I'll just be getting either alot of messages saying they're praying for me or whatever. But I love my family so I guess I just feel different.

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Just don’t tell him when you go into labor and tell nurse no visitors

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Just politely tell them your wishes. Its not rude at all. When our 2nd child was born, we told everybody (other than  my mom and his mom) to wait until the following day to allow us all to get rest. My husband sent out pics once he was born and my mom kept the text updates going. With this baby, we have asked that everyone wait until we get home from the hospital (given it's a short stay). As your fiance for his advice or help explaining this to his family.

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Currently trying to figure out how to do this as well... I had at least 30 people in and out the entire 48 hour hospital stay with my first. Maybe 5 or 6 were my side of the family. I barely got a chance to hold my son until night.
I tried talking to my fiancé about it but he pretty much brushed me off saying I was wrong. All I had a chance to mention was maybe put a time limit on when they visit and how many people can be there at once. 
Not only did I feel uncomfortable after a hard birth, I wanted to bond with my baby!

Tips to satisfy family and keep my privacy?

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