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11-19-2012 at 3:47 PM
kateraid
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FTM anxiety w visitors

I am a pretty relaxed new mom when I am at home with my DS or with family but when we have visitors or my ILs are fussing over him, pulling his blankets off to see his outfit while he's sleeping, shoving a camera with flash in his face or one of their friends actually kissed him, I get so anxious. I started crying afte our last visitor day. I don't like my baby being passed around. He's 9 days old. Anyone else relate? Am I crazy? I mean who kisses someone else's baby? 

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11-19-2012 at 4:08 PM
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This is why I have been hiding out in my home other than the initial family visits! I am extremely anxious and having our baby has just made it worse. I also have this crazy protective instinct, I guess it's the mama bear thing I keep hearing about. I would limit visits this early! Listen to your inner mama bear, it can't steer you wrong. Your in charge of your baby now!
 
11-19-2012 at 5:11 PM
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Its completely normal to feel like that. Try ro limit the visits and camera.  I made it very clear to my DH his family and friends to limit visits and to visit on separate days . Having a lot of ppl at once is too stressful. Good luck!


 
11-19-2012 at 5:26 PM
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Oh we were overrun when my daughter was first born.  She was the first grandchild on both sides and both of those sides live in town, so our place suddenly became the local hang-out for everyone to just walk on over without calling.  My IL's also thought it was fine and dandy to come over at 9pm and stay until midnight after they were done with THEIR day.  We finally put our foot down and said enough. 

Since we're coming into cold and flu season and you have a newborn, you really need to limit their exposure to germs.  Make sure everyone is washing their hands.  Absolutely no visitors if they have a connection to a sick person like a co-worker.  My daughter was born in mid-Oct. and my son was born in the beginning of March.  He caught a cold at 2 weeks old and it's no fun because there isn't that much you can do for them.


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11-19-2012 at 7:14 PM
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I'm extremely worried about this over the next few days. Both sides of our families will be here for about three days. 
 
11-19-2012 at 7:41 PM
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I completely understand. I always go all "mama bear" when we have visitors, esp with MIL. I limited visitors to 1 a day and made everyone wash their hands.


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11-19-2012 at 7:44 PM
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I'm glad to hear this is normal. I have said no visitors since my little meltdown. I'm just not ready. Thanks ladies!

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11-19-2012 at 9:30 PM
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I had a huge problem with visitors at the beginning too and found it really helpful to talk to dh about it so that he could be my advocate when people did come over. It was funny, he would walk people right over to the sink and have them Wash their hands and be like, "man I'm just a germ freak ya know?!". A lot of the mama bear anxiety will pass with time, but most of it I think for me at least was hormonal and pretty uncontrollable. Don't worry, the feeling will pass before you know it.

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11-20-2012 at 10:58 AM
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You're not crazy. It wasn't until 2 weeks old that any one but DH and I (and nurses/drs) had held DD. Then from there it was family only. We've slowly allowed trust/really familiar people hold her but I still don't like passing her around. There is actually a girl at my H's work that has always been a little to anxious and annoying about asking to hold DD and I have started to avoid her because it just doesn't feel right.

The kissing thing, I just don't understand. I'm pretty sure DH and I are the only ones who have done that..at least until Christmas when H's grandmother comes...I have a feeling she will be loving on the baby but I will probably ask that he address that and not let people kiss on her. 

I would just maybe ask your H to address the problems with his parents so that you can feel more comfortable. Maybe He can explain that both of you prefer that when the baby is sleeping, he needs to be left alone and that pictures are fine but no flashes are allowed. Just set boundaries and maybe spread out your days when people can visit.


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11-20-2012 at 3:12 PM
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My baby is almost 8 weeks old and I feel the same way! I was just over at a family member's house for a Thanksgiving dinner last Saturday and everyone was all over my baby and passing him around outside. All I was worried about was germs.! I don't know if I'm normal but I was starting to get very angry and one of the moms that were there laughed when her daughter hit my son in the head with a toy! All she said was that baby need to tough'n up when my baby woke up from it and started crying! I was so angry and wanted to leave.

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11-20-2012 at 8:58 PM
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I'm pretty sure it's normal to feel that way! I had anxiety really bad the first few weeks home with him when it came to visitors. I couldn't stand when everyone would be holding him unless it was my parents. I had quite a few times when I would burst into tears when everyone left. My MIL had bronchitis the week before he was born and didn't seem that much better. The Dr. had her wear a face mask and not hold him.  What we did to make it better was have everyone wash their hands. We also kept hand sanitizer out in our living room to use. 

 It will get better as time goes on!  


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