When did you let your parents/siblings visit your newborn

[wintersun21]

When you had your child, how long did you wait for parents/in laws/siblings to meet them?

Can't see any NHS guidance on this one

With all 4dc Grandparents visited hospital as soon as I was on postnatal ward. Rest of family visited as soon as we were home.

Ds1 was born at 3.50am and everyone came to the hospital at about 2pm

Ds2 was birn in the evening and we went home the following morning. Everyone came i. The next few days.

My parents and brother came to the hospital before I'd been discharged. My PILs live further away so it was when the baby was a few days old.

My mum came to the hospital when my baby was 12 hours old. It was very special for me watching her meet her granddaughter - I didn't get a look in for the 2 hours she was there my brother met my baby a couple of weeks later, only because I live 90 mins away and his wife had a baby within a few days of me. If not, probably would've met her within a day or so of being born

Mum was there at birth of all.
Dc1 I was in itu after so siblings/dad came to visit as obviously concerned about me so took the decision away from me.
With dt dad brought dc 1 to see us all when a few hours old. Siblings visited couple days later (while I was still in hospital).
Really it's just about be responsible and not having anyone visit whom is unwell, keeping good hygiene measures and when you are ready. You can't stop all illness and you shouldn't because dc need to build immunity, you just have to be sensible.

About 2 hours after they were born. Visiting time at the hospital.

Why would NHS guidance be needed on this? You do as you wish and as you are all comfortable with. Obviously nobody who is obviously unwell should come along, but that's just common sense.

Our families all saw mine within a couple of days of birth.

I know that on MN you are supposed to ban all visitors for the first few weeks and then only allow people in by special appointment, but that isn't the real world. Most people do actually want show off their new baby and introduce them to the family, not keep them hidden.

DS was born just before midnight, parents and PIL came to the hospital the next morning, my only condition was I wanted a shower first! By the time I got up to the ward it was nearly 2am and too late to have one, so I was still feeling very grotty in the morning.

Parents came home from Middle East a week before DD was due. She was 2 weeks late. They met her at the hospital about 8 hours after she was born. My sister came the next day (lives 200
miles away).

DH’s parents refused to come for 2 weeks because we wouldn’t let them stay with us (after a traumatic assisted birth and difficulties establishing feeding etc). There is a premier inn up the road. In the end they came for the day (10 hours driving for a 4 hour visit).

DH’s siblings met her 8 weeks later when we drove the 5 hours to see them (and stayed in a hotel).

The next day I think. Not sure why the NHS would issue guidance on this

Why would there be NHS guidance?!?

My DPIL came into the delivery room to meet DC1. The rest of the fam were a distance away so it was as soon as travel was practical.

Do you mean NHS guidance as in hospital visitors?

My mum came the next day.

NHS guidance did make me giggle - they're not going to advise on when you can see your family and friends! Unless there is a specific issue or it's about hospital visiting policy.

Anyway, mine was born during the pandemic so as soon as humanly possible is my answer. Family came from afar to stand in a freezing cold garden, bless them, for 10 mins or so. Can't believe we did that now.

With dd1. Mil and fil

With my own children, the day after. When each of my Grandchildren were born, the day after, in their home

My mum met both of mine straight away, she was outside waiting on the ward when I had both c sections.

My MIL met them both a few days later.

Ops pressed send to quick.

Dd1 mil and fil came the day after she was born she was born in the evening.

Dd2 was a few hours old homebirth in the morning they arrived w lunch. My best friend held her at 2 hours old its one of my favourite memories.

Ds they arrived the day he was born I suspect he was about 12 hours old he was born around 1 am

Dd3 born in the early morning. Mil came about 2 pm. Fil had passed by then.

I have no clue re sil she was a fee w weeks each time by choice. My family lives abroad so a few months.

Mil and fil meeting out babies is precious memories for me. I can still recall the utter adoration on fils face as he held his first granddaughter and the joy on mils. As she cradled dd2 for hours sat on our sofa with me and dd1. Ds dd1 and 2 proudly showing off their brother. And finally mil holding the grandchild who arrived 1 month after fils death and how this felt like a new beginning. For me I wouldn't have wanted them to come later.

Should be said I had wonderful inlaws wool were doting grandparents to their i grandchildren.

My mum in the hospital, my Dsis and family about half an hour after we got home. PIL as soon as they could get a flight.

Glad the ‘no one for 2 weeks’ isn’t as strong as I feared.

It would have been ASAP.

Dc1: 3 weeks early and both sets of grandparents were on holiday. Mine came down a few days after he was born when they got home, the inlaws were a couple of days later.

Dc2: my mum was on call to look after ds1 in case we needed to go to hospital (planned homebirth). Dc2 arrived very quickly, and my mum arrived at the same time as the paramedics about 15 mins after he was born 🙂

ILs met newborn in hospital day after they were born (EMCS). Only had one parent living by then, and they visited a few days later, when I got home.

Literally as soon as we got home from the hospital!

Mum and brother/SiL within hours, aunt and uncle next day, in laws about a week but only because they had to to travel to get to us, otherwise they would have been there sooner. Closest friends same day/next day.

This made me well up, genuinely.

A few hours after they were born, of course.

I’m not sure why you’d expect guidance? Fathers visit straight away, and are often there for the birth, this is no different to a grandmother seeing them for example. I know a few women who have had relatives there at the actual birth.