With DD I was bombarded by people, so much so my MIL walked into birth suite, pushing past the middies to grab my newborn baby! Of course she was being nice and smiling like her usual crazy self so people felt awkward stopping her I guess? Worst part was I was being stitched up, and she got herself a big look!
A year later, with DS, I was adamant it weren't going to happen again! They rang on the morning he was born to see if I was ok, because they knew my mum was watching DD overnight all of a sudden, and DP confessed that DS had been born 2 hours earlier than the phone call. Within 20minutes I had a family load of people surrounding me. I self discharged 6 hours after DS was born, and only my mum knew, because she was watching DD again. It all sounds so sneaky, but it was really necessary. DP's MIL just does what she wants, and people just follow instead of saying otherwise
Wish me luck for this one
How soon after giving birth did you tell family/friends?
DD was born about 10.30pm but it was about midnight when we got our room after a feed and snuggles etc I rang my mom and dad separately - 2hr time diff - but both were so excited and wanted to be called no matter what time of the day or night. 3rd grandchild for them.
DH was ecstatic and called his parents (same time zone as us) - first grandchild for them - his Dad was ticked off and made a comment 'now you've woken your mother too - we will call and find out more in the morning' DH was shattered, I felt so incredibly sad for him. He said he will never call in the middle of the night if we ever have another child.
Texted 2 friends and my brother and sister too, then everyone else in the morning.
How soon after giving birth did you tell family/friends?
Dd1 we let people know after we were all reunited in my room. Everyone is interstate so no chance of visitors messages were sent about 9pm and emails sent the following day.
With DD2 DH rang dad as soon as we were back in our room which was roughly 30an hour after she was born. Dd was born at 8pm. We had warned everyone we wouldn't tell them until DD1 had met her new sibling. So dad brought her straight in and then when bub was taken to be weighed, I rang grandparents and DH rang his parents. I didn't tell friends until the next day because it was almost 11pm. In hindsight I should have text my close friend here to let her know because she had know I was going in an how scared I was and consequently she didn't get much sleep due to fearing something had gone wrong. But I sent her a message at around 730am and sent messages to everyone else after that.
Our first was born at 5pm, our parents were called soon after and I think everyone else got a text some point that evening. We did have visitors in the birthing suite but I was all ready by then.
Our second was born not long after midnight. DH texted my sister and mum 'Moo has a brother' as the last they heard I was going in for some monitoring and didn't come back! They were very surprised! Everyone else was texted late morning. I'm not sure what he did with his parents, will have to ask him. By the time we sent the text we were heading home so no visitors, though I was pretty clear with people through the pregnancy I wouldn't want visitors for a good few days.
Worst part was I was being stitched up, and she got herself a big look!
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messages were sent about 9pm and emails sent the following day.
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