Visitors during COVID?

Laura

Are y’all allowing visitors at home after delivery? What are y’all doing to try to protect baby?

We are only allowing the 4 grandparents and my sister and my sister-in-law’s family to visit in the first month or so (8 people total). Everyone agreed and got their TDap and flu shots. We will ask everyone to keep a mask on in the home, to wash their hands upon entering, to take off shoes at the door, and to leave belongings/gifts at the door until they can be disinfected.

My mom and I are close and she will tell me like it is but I can dish it back at her and she will comply with my requests in the end. My sister is the same. I’m annoyed that they’ve made comments to me that I’m being anxious and living in fear and I’m going to be a helicopter mom. I don’t feel like I am anxious. I have consulted with my OBGYN and pediatrician and both have actually said they DON’T recommend having anyone who doesn’t live in our immediate household visit the baby until 8 weeks old. So I feel I am making a huge comprise. And my response to them has been if this baby gets sick, guess who has to be in the ER with them....me/husband and no one else. So if you aren’t going to be in the ER with my baby when they get sick I feel like you don’t get to have an opinion. Also I remind them that they have never raised a newborn in a global pandemic! I’m just following medical advice.