July 2009 Weddings
LauraR326
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So, I need to know "how bad is it"? With my baby being due so close to Christmas and me not going further than the 21st of December, I'm assuming I will have just gotten home from the Hospital. We have a very large family and with Christmas being my favorite holiday of all, I can't imagine not spending time with anyone.
If you were in my shoes what would you do?
How did you feel after you had just gotten home? Were you up for visitors?
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We had visitors within an hour of being home with Maggie. Every labor is different, so every recovery is different. I am not going to lie and say it is easy. I was exhausted and very sore. As long as people don't expect you to do much besides sit down, I wouldn't say no to visitors.
If I were in your shoes, I would make Christmas plans as usual. I would volunteer to host anything though. I would make it known that I would be at the events but depending on how I feel and how the baby is doing, I may not stay for as long as I usually would. I am sure everyone would understand.
Krissy, that's exactly how I feel. I was just wondering if I was crazy to feel that way! lol My family all live within a 3 mile radius, including E's parents and other family members so the drive home would not be bad at all. I think we will plan on going to my Grandparents like we do every year, we just might not stay for very long.
How do you feel about passing baby around being that young?
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Andrew born 10/30/2011 (9lb 4oz at 37 weeks)
Everyone held Mags when she was born. It wasn't a big deal. However, that was in the summer and no one was sick. Since the winter harbors more germs, I would agree with Becky. Just make sure everyone has clean hands and if they are sick request that they don't hold them so they don't pass germs.
I honestly think that everyone is different and just let your family know what your plans are, but be clear that they may change depending on how you are feeling when the time comes.
My IL's live three hours away and I remember being totally overwhelmed when they were at our house about 1/2 hour after we got home from the hospital. I just wanted some down time to settle in. Plus breastfeeding still wasn't going so well for us then.
It was Thanksgiving here the first weekend we were home with Mackenzie. We did it at my sister's house who lives about a 5 minute drive from us. That was nice because we didn't have to worry about anything and could just leave when we were ready to. We also had a few family dinners at our house which was also quite nice. Everyone else did all the work, but we were in our own element and that was great with the baby.
I let everyone hold her right away. But I agree with Krissy, just make sure people wash their hands and ask them not to hold the baby if they are sick.
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Ok let me see if I have the timeline right. Ella was born Thursday at 11:34 pm. We went home Saturday at noon. Sunday was Super Bowl Sunday and we went to my parents' for the game. Tuesday we went to Kohls/Walmart. I was sore and on pain meds for the tearing, but I still could move so much better than being 41 weeks pregnant with a 9 lb baby in my uterus. It was nice to get out of the house. Of course, I still needed naps and didn't go out and about all day long.
If I were you, I'd still make plans as usual. I can assure you that nobody will let you be up and moving around too much. They will probably reserve the most comfy seat in the house for you.
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