We want to see your baby....

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I've still got seven weeks to go until my PFB arrives but people I barely know are queueing up to see the baby!

Just two examples from this week:

1. My good friend's workmate (who I met once down the pub, over a year ago) has said she wants to come with my friend and see the new baby.

1. My sister's friend. I had her over for dinner three years ago when we briefly lived in the same area. Never saw her or heard from her again. Now she's due to visit my area when the baby will be about two weeks old and wants to visit!

I find this weird - firstly, that people want to see the baby of someone they don't really know. Also, that people think it's all right to go, uninvited, and visit someone they barely who is trying to cope with a new baby!

I have said to both parties that invitations will be screened and I will probably just want to see close friends and family in the early days.

But still - what the hell? Should I turn it to my advantage and charge admission?

Rather than an admissions fee, you could allocate work duties. Tell those who ring to inform you they're coming that you just need a few things from Asda, and tell those who turn up uninvited that you just need a hand with the hoovering...

You are not alone! I haven't got any close family on my side, just cousins who do the once a year meet up if it suits (which I held this year and buggered if I'll bother again!) but they seem intent on visiting ASAP. Have even had emails instructing when to have/not to have my PFB! (Am 39 wks tomorrow)
This may not seem the same situation, but trust me, it is! Good luck x

Yep - same here. Distant relatives and casual acquaintances s crawling out of the woodwork. They weren't interested when I moved back to the UK from abroad and never accepted any invitations to come round!

You DO realise that the baby won't have a terrible lot to say for itself and will probably just lie there, right? Then you'll be stuck with ME!

Mind you, I'm not terribly interested in newborn babies* so I can't see where the appeal lies.

*hoping mine will prove different...

Glad to see I'm not alone. I'm going to take up Breastmilk's advice and allocate tasks to visitors. My garden needs some attention and the oven hasn't been cleaned in ages! Two hours of cleaning and/or maintenance will be rewarded by a quick glimpse of the baby.

I had this too. TBH I barely wanted close friends and family around let alone relative strangers!

It seems like you've done the right thing saying it'll be by invitation only (I'd also make this clear to people you're close to).

I'd say play it by ear but maybe, when you're ready, arrange to meet people but not at your house. That then means you can leave when you want to and saves all the hinting at people to get out of your living room!