How to Set Boundaries with Family with a Newborn

Has your baby not even arrived, and you’re already hearing demands from friends and family over who will visit first or how often? This is a common complaint I hear from clients, and they aren’t sure how to navigate it.

While every family has different rules and expectations and cultures, you may want to do things differently. Instead of inviting everyone over for a “sip and see” or to meet the baby immediately, you might want to have time to bond with your new little baby or to heal from pregnancy, labor, and birth. Or, you might have your own rules about who can visit and what you expect from them. And that’s ok!

That’s where these templates come in! They have a variety of templates you can use to communicate with loved ones. They’ll show you how you can let families know they won’t be allowed over as soon as you’ve delivered your baby or that you don’t want them to share pictures of your baby on social media. There are multiple options that you can use as a starting-off point and put into your own words.

I hope you love these templates!

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Hi! I'm Gigi; I'm a postpartum doula, mother to three toddlers, including twins, and a wife to my high school sweetheart.

I help families get the tools they need to prepare, so once baby arrives, they can focus on resting and bonding instead of researching or stressing. I’m here to streamline the newborn learning curve and help birth parents, partners, and other family members. There isn’t ONE way to have and raise a little human. I’m here to guide parents to find THEIR way so that they can thrive in the fourth trimester and beyond.