What happens after you get home from hospital?

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• Rachel158 Regular

  Mar 8, 2019 6:28PM

  if you want time to yourself explain to family and freinds that you don't want visitors and when you do want company that's fine to that they should understand if want that midwife comes around after a day or 2 to weigh baby and ask how things are and then if all well sign u off for her to not come around if health visitor will also do heal prick for sickle disease and a hearing test xx

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• Townie

  Mar 10, 2019 8:24AM

  Thankyou

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• Chech Regular

  Mar 10, 2019 12:19PM

  The days with a newborn are long. You might find that you feel you get adequate time with your partner. Maybe just allow 1 or 2 visitors per day and don’t be shy about saying to them that you’re tired so you’d appreciate if they only stay an hour

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• MrsBeeL Regular

  Mar 10, 2019 12:58PM

  @Townie we put a 2 week ban on visitors to take away all expectations for people, and then we have invited people as and when we feel up for it for specific times - ie- hey so and so. If you fancy a cuddle with Emily would Saturday at one for an hour work for you?
  we’re just at the end of those 2 weeks now and I’m glad we did it as I’ve had some blood pressure problems and have daily midwife visits and trips to hospital including overnight stays.  I’ve arranged one person to come and on the day it was too much so we cancelled. 
  So you are free to say whatever you want. The first few weeks are so precious - protect your time as a family and give yourself lots of rest to heal. 

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• colpage127 Regular

  Mar 11, 2019 12:23AM

  I didn't want visitors for the first couple of weeks other than immediate family. I felt I was too tired. Having said that... I wished I had just got some of them out of the way earlier as had so many. Just do what you feel comfortable with..

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• Mummyoffive Regular

  Mar 11, 2019 8:55AM

  Its so hard as family and friends will want to meet your new addition as it is an exciting time but it is also your precious time as a family you wont get back snd unfortunatly dads only get two weeks off, sometimes only one so you need to get used to each other in that time and get your bond with baby. I have a 4 week old and we got bombarded when we got home by family, i only have my mum but my husbands family piled round, it was over whelming as i was breast feeding aswell and i hsve 4 other children. But then when they all went i thought its over and done now and its just us. We hsd a really rough two weeks and i ended up back in after a week because of retsined placenta snd was quicte poorly so i then needed my friends and famiky to help out. Its hard but you do whats best for your family cause what works for one isnt for someone else xx

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• JennyBlake

  Aug 21, 2019 8:51AM edited Aug 21, 2019 8:54AM

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