Rules For Visiting a Newborn Baby

You’ve just had a baby and people are asking about visiting, cuddling and taking pictures of bub. Or, maybe you’re anticipating someone making your birth announcement and want to at least set some ground rules before bub is born?

Adding a new baby can be stressful when it comes to visitors, especially when they feel like they set the rules. It’s important to clearly communicate anything you are planning to have in place before baby arrives, so everyone is aware of any guidelines you have. If you have any other family members living with you, it’s also crucial for everyone to be on the same page and stand together with any guidelines you’ve set.
If you are planning on sharing any requirements for visitors, it can also be a little tricky on how to present that information, so we’ve come up with some templates for a little bit easier way to pre plan and manage any expectations before any boundaries are being overstepped.

After asking mums what they have done for preparing for the bombardment of visitors , we’ve included below some of the suggestions for guidelines to make your visitors aware of when they are planning their visits.
If you subscribe for updates from our shop, we have a template link which include some great guidelines and some cheeky social posts which you can feel free to use in the lead up to baby’s arrival.

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Here are what we’ve found recent mums can include on their expectations and might add to their information for visitors.

Suggestions For Visiting Mum and/or Baby
-Please ask ahead of time to check if we are up for visitors

-Please do not knock or ring the bell when you are visiting
(You can call or text message when you arrive)

-Please do not visit if you are sick
(We can always video chat instead)

-Visitors must be vaccinated
(or wait until after baby’s 6 week immunisations to visit)

-Please wear a mask when visiting

-Please, no visitors on the day baby is born
(We are all exhausted and elated and hope you can let us enjoy this moment as a new family)

-Please don’t wear any fragrances or strong scents when visiting with baby

For Holding Baby
-Please ask us before holding baby

-Please wash your hands before holding or touching baby
(Sanitise afterwards, too)

-Please, no kissing the baby

-Please wear a mask when holding baby

-If you smell like smoke, please do not hold baby

-If baby is sleeping or crying, please let us take care of baby

-Please do not pick up baby if baby is sleeping

-If baby starts to cry, please hand them back so we can take care of baby

Posting About or Taking Pictures of Mum and/or Baby
-Please do not post any pictures or details about mum or baby on social media without asking us first
(While we love sharing our joy with you, the internet is a big place)

-Please do not post about labour, delivery, birth or baby details before we have had a chance to do so

-Please do not share any pictures of our baby on social media

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