We will definitely be having visitors at the hospital. The only time we will not be having visitors is during my actual delivery. The only people in the delivery room will be Clark, myself, my doctor and nurses. In return, we won't have any visitors for about an hour to an hour and a half after I deliver. I want to do the kangaroo care time and they say a good solid hour without interruptions is best. In return, if you get a text an hour after he is born, please do not be upset.
I just have one personal request in regards to visiting: Please call or text either Clark or myself before you show up. We can only have so many visitors at one time and we don't want to be flooded with 8 people at one time. We would like to space them out so people don't get rushed in and out.
Let me just remind everyone that this is our first baby, not our second or third, etc. We might be blessed with a great sleeper or un-blessed with a baby who wakes up all the time, etc. Please keep in mind we will probably be very tired. On top of bringing a newborn home, we still have 2 dogs to deal with on a daily basis that do take up a lot of time. If you are a dog owner, a large dog owner especially, you understand how tedious it can be to take care of them. That will be a challenge in itself I am sure.
In return, if you are wanting to visit, please understand that we will try and accommodate everyone as best as possible. However, if we aren't feeling up to it, please do not get offended. Please call or text us before to see if we are feeling up to it. We do NOT want people showing up unexpected. I say that because Kole and Yogi will start barking at the door and if we just put the baby down, I am sure he will be right back up and it is hard to settle down the dogs after that. In return, I am making a sign like this so that when you do arrive, you will know what to do ;).
Anson won't get his first set of shots until he is 2 weeks old. In return, we probably will not be going anywhere for those first two weeks. Same goes with having guests over. Please understand we need to learn how to deal with a newborn, dogs, sleep deprivation, etc.
Another huge reason for a lack of visitors would be our dogs. I have done a lot of reading and it can take UP to two weeks for dogs to acclimate to newborn babies. They get put on the backburner, and they know it. A lot of articles say do not have anyone over for two weeks as it can confuse the dogs and have more envy for the newborn baby as they see them getting all of this attention. To me, my dogs are my babies, so in return, I don't want any extra stress or anxiety on them. We have a lot of medical bills for Yogi as it is and I don't need one for anxiety lol! We actually just had a $300 vet visit... sadly we go once a month for him... I don't want his bills getting larger! Anson's safety does come first and we don't want the dogs "resenting" him. I highly doubt they will, but I don't want to chance it.
After 2 weeks, we will definitely play it by year. We probably won't introduce him to kids for a while as now is the season for colds, flu season, etc. So, more than likely, kid activities will be kept to a bare minimum until he is over 6 weeks. Our pediatrician recommends no children interaction between 6-8 weeks for a baby who hasn't had full immunizations.
Please be patient with us. I will reiterate that Anson is our first baby and this is all new to us!
Thank you for understanding and feel free to ask us any questions! We are trying to accommodate as best as possible, but our number one goal is to make sure Anson is a healthy and strong baby!
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