Had Chelsea on the Wednesday, came home on the Friday, my mum and dad were down til Sunday and DH went back to work on the Monday. Its hard but you cope.
I had DD on the Wed via c-sect. Came home Monday, DH was back at work doing 10-12hour shifts on the Tuesday. All my family is interstate and noone came up/down/across. I (mostly) coped pretty well, what I couldn't do was left for DH (in regards to housework) and I have some wonderful friends who contacted me regularly to see if I needed anything (and of course to see if they could visit).
When I was pregnant I had instructed our families that I did not want anyone staying with us for the first two weeks as I wanted a chance to get to know my baby and settle in to being a Mum without any added stress. I am so glad I made that call! My family would have wanted me to take them to the discount shops (so not what I felt like doing!) and my MIL would have spent the entire time telling me I was doing things wrong (which I got over the ph anyway!).
I think what you have written sounds fine but feel free to tell people you don't feel like visitors if you don't. It is ok to change your mind and ask them to stay longer too. You won't really know how you feel until Bub arrives.
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