Just curious- what will you do after baby is born?

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Hubby and I are deciding what to do after baby is born in June if Covid is not better (very doubtful it will be). We are considering not letting anyone come visit for the first month after baby is born- but that’s a little sad for us tbh! Babies health and Saftey first, but with our first it was such a sweet time seeing friends and family after we got back from the hospital and seeing them meet our son for the first time. 
What are y’all going to do? Have visitors? Isolate?

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We will allow family to visit probably after a week or two which was the plan even before Covid. Cases are low here. I’m not living my life in fear or robbing my son of connection to family.

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We’ll be allowing grandparents right away and after at some point (hopefully after some rest) we’ll allow my nieces and nephews (our brother and sisters). We’ll have a 3 year old in daycare everyday and my husband will be going into work everyday as well. Baby will be exposed to lots just from them. Of course we’ll handwash, sanitize, etc. but I’m not going to keep baby in a bubble.

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We’re continuing to isolate, but we’re in a quarantine bubble with my extended family, so it’s a little different. Even with my first precovid, we waited until after first round of shots to take her anywhere or meet anyone outside the family.

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We will definitely need the help of the grandparents! We have a 3 year old and we also needed them so much when it was just him! You’re tired beyond belief at first. Showering is a luxury and cooking and cleaning seems daunting/impossible for the first couple of weeks. So I wouldn’t turn down help (we thought we didn’t need it but then we’re quickly begging for them to come stay a week or two and it was amazing).
You could always ask grandparents and any other visitors to isolate with special care for two weeks prior to your due date so they are every bit as safe as you and your partner will be.
I’m limiting it to just grandparents and the two uncle’s families this time around. I will not ask them to isolate for two weeks because Covid is a respiratory illness and will decrease in prevalence over the summer plus with vaccinations it’ll be far less risky this summer than it was these past few months. But I will still ask adults to wash their hands and wear masks before hilding baby for the first three months.

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We are planning to have family come in from out of state 🤷‍♀️ of course babe comes first and if anyone is unwell we are asking they don’t come.

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We will do the same we did with all our kids, wash your hands before you hold them and stay home if you are not feeling well. We live in a very small town and we see both my family and my husbands family every week. I have five kids in school who will be bringing home germs everyday. We already have a camping trip planned 11 days after I am due and I can't wait for summer and spending time together as a family with our new little one 😊

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My parents will hopefully be fully vaccinated by June, and they're planning to stay for a few weeks after baby's born to help out. Beyond them, we'll probably be very restrictive. Even with my first who was born in 2019, we waited until ~8 weeks to take her out in public. They're just so little and vulnerable...

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We are only comfortable having people who are vaccinated be unmasked around baby. My MIL has her first shot, my brother and SIL are scheduled for theirs next month, and my parents should receive theirs in April.

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We are having my mother in law here a few weeks prior to quarantine to help. Visitors a monthish later. Anyone holding her will wear a mask and wash hands (which you should be doing when holding a newborn anyway).

Just curious- what will you do after baby is born?

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