To not tell anyone about birthday of baby for 2 weeks

[girlanonymous]

Not due until April, but me and DP want to have a week or 2 to ourselves with DC when she's here.

We're planning on not telling anyone until after 2 weeks that's she's here.

Has anyone done this?

So you are going to tell your parents. What about friends? If I didn't get a text from a friend/her OH saying baby is here safe for a couple of weeks I would re-evaluate how she saw that friendship and assume iI wasn't important to her. And I'm not one who would rush round to visit a baby, I just like to know my friends are ok.

My Mum, Dad and MIL would have been so sad to not meet their grandchild in the first week. Would you mind the same treatment in 30 years?

Well your update is completely different from what you said in your original post.

We're planning on not telling anyone until after 2 weeks that's she's here. Daft

We're obviously going to tell our parents about the birth, but want to make it clear that for the first few days up to a week we want it to be just us. Perfectly OK

I think people on here have the idea that I'm going to keep the baby completely hidden Because that's what you said.

We're just not going to go out our way to text and call everyone to let them know. Perfectly OK .

Weird. Just tell people. Anyone who has any cop on will ask before calling round.

Who is going to mind dc1? If you've had a difficult pregnancy chances are you are going to be so thrilled with the arrival you will want everyone to know.

Incidentally we went for lunch on way home from hospital with dc1 (he had been in neo for a week) and even though I'd had emergency c section we were out and about every day. What else would we be doing???? Staring at a sleeping baby???

Yeah it’s weird

Oh and dc2 wass also in neo and no one had met him. On discharge we decided we'd wait until we had got home and had lunch before telling anyone he was home. We were literally in the door and dc1 childminder called and then my aunt. Both 5 min visits but proves you can't keep a secret!!!

Think it’s a bit ridiculous and a good way to alienate family and friends.

OP, you say this is your second child so I guess you will need someone to look after your child when you have the baby. Surely that person will be able to see the baby when she is born?