How do you all plan to handle visits with baby and covid??

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Due early May and I hope to god we wont be in a full lockdown, but obviously COVID will still be a concern for everyone. I know my hubby just plans on letting family etc see baby no matter what, I however am a bit more hesitant. With COVID rife I dont think I want people all around baby. I know this will piss everyone off and I am prepared to tell them tough, but if we arnt in a big lockdown and we can do gatherings of 6 like before I dont think I will still be happy letting everyone round her.
Tho people will think I am just being over the top or awkward (especially since we have broke covid rules in past with both familes, dont judge 🙈) it just feels different , they all had the choice to come together when we shouldnt have whereas a newborn doesnt and im responsible for that. Just wondering what you all plan to do or have done when baby comes? and if you had any issues with family or was everyone quite understanding?

@pregnantGotCovid oh yes but the risks from a vaccinated retired couple who don't go out in the warmer months needs to be balanced with their time with their only grandchild. I'd be more worried about them being infected by us than the other way around, obviously not that I want it!

@FoodandFelines thank you for your reply! It is a relief to know the risks to baby are relatively low. Yes its already very hard with a newborn so the thought of doing it ill with COVID 🤮
@SallyCinnamon3009 yeah its gunna be so different this time round i also think that about my first too he's rarely sick but has been around loads of people a nursery from so young.
Thank you everyone good to get other peoples perspectives!

I had my son in November, he met one grandparent and their household on each side at Christmas and a friend with her baby outdoors and no one else. I got sepsis in hospital postpartum so apart from the occasional trip to the small local shop for food, I m not risking getting ill again as it was awful trying to look after my baby alone on a ward when I was that ill.

I won't be having any visits until its safe. I'm not putting my baby at risk. Also l don't want people kissing the baby as it can cause problems with their skin and germs.

People will get over it

This stupid rule of 6 lark means nobody can visit us as a family now let alone when baby comes. There's already 7 of us so we've been on full lockdown through most of the past year, we've played ball and not seen people which is harsh as our kids were used to seeing my parents most Sundays. My husband is military so works away most of the time, I get to live day to day life like a single parent but not allowed to form a bubble (big crock of )
I can't wait for all this to settle down and go back to normality. Not that I'm a people person.

We had DD2 in July just as things were opening up. Our parents came to our house to meet her the day after we got out of hospital. This was allowed at the time I'm pretty sure (can't remember now tbh), but they didn't social distance - we hugged, they cuddled the newborn, they played with DD1 who they hadn't seen for months at that stage. We all had been very careful up to that point and none of us were working outside the home or anything so we were all comfortable with that. All of this was agreed in advance which I think is important - establish what everyone's comfortable with beforehand and stick to it.

As others have said, the risk isn't really to the baby, the risk is that you pick up covid in the hospital and pass it to vulnerable grandparents.

We saw other family and friends as the restrictions allowed.

I'd be firm and follow the rules as much as possible.

It's really difficult but the reality is you are due in May and we are likely to be out of lockdown a few months after that. They can wait that long to see the baby surely, and you can easily do Zooms, photos, videos etc. so they feel connected.