Having baby during cold/flu season

Curious how others plan to manage family expectations to visit during winter months right after baby comes? Others in our families have had visitors immediately after birth and I’m just not comfortable with that, but that seems to be the expectation set. We’re due early Jan and I’m trying to decide where my boundary is. I know it’s ultimately my choice but I’m just curious what others are choosing.
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We aren't having anyone visit until February (I'm due Dec 29 so it'll be like 1.5-2 months after depending on baby's arrival) and when they do come we are going to make sure that no one kisses baby and if they hold her they haven't been feeling sick. Plus lots of hands washing esp if they fly. Oh and we are going to ask everyone not to touch her hands once she's figured out how to put them in her mouth This is also baby 2 for us and we did the same with our first during RSV season and she never got it even though we had a rotating door of family staying 🙂

I feel the same but I’m going to need the help since my husband can only take two weeks off. Plus I’m having a c section and have a 35 lb toddler I won’t be able to pick up. So we’re having one person visit at a time for a few weeks at a time. I’ve asked for everyone to at minimum have the tdap vaccine if they haven’t in the last 10 years. I would like for them to have flu vaccine too but my husband thinks I’m asking too much. One of my sisters is anti vax and has a 3 year old that’s sick all the time so I won’t be having her come, haven’t told her yet and don’t know how 🤷‍♀️ I do feel like they should have to put on a clean outfit after coming out of airport and preferably a mask for the first couple days. You just never know and the last thing I’ll need during that time is two sick babies to care for or possibly getting sick myself after surgery. I don’t think is too much to ask.

Thankfully we live an hour and a half away from family which is just long enough to deter visitors a bit haha. We’re setting a very firm no kissing boundary and no visiting if they have ANY cold/flu symptoms. We’re also not allowing people to hold him if they are wearing any kind of perfume or cologne. Also, no groups larger than 4 at a time. We’ve made it clear that if anyone tries to dismiss these boundaries they will be asked to leave.

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