When baby arrives, I want a quiet week or so with baby along with DP and immediate family - so including my DS and DP's kids.
But DP's eldest has had a cough for weeks and keeps spluttering over us all. He doesn't have an understanding of personal space and, at 11, can't be relied upon to be brilliant with putting his hand to his mouth or washing his hands.
And then DS's dad (we're separated) was due to have DS these past few days but has been laid up with man flu a very sore throat so DS has stayed with me. However, he's due to spend tomorrow with his dad (who was still in bed today) and his grandma, who has the same thing. The chances of DS coming down with it are high.
I desperately don't want to have to say to any of the kids that they can't have any contact with their new sibling until they're better, and yet I don't want to risk exposing a just-born baby to bugs that have had grown adults laid up.
You can turn sick visitors away, but what about immediate family, and kids especially who want to be part of all the excitement? What would you do?