hi hippy
We waited about 24hrs but we had a different situation as we lived rural and didnt have family close by, By the 24 hr mark i was bored stiff as DH has gone back to work 16 hrs after dd was born and was happy for a visitor! lol

As for family we had a 6 week rule. As they would be flying and staying with us in our 2 bedroom house we said - no more than 2 people at a time and we wanted 6 weeks to ourselves to get into routine before having family vacationing at our house. We are happy we did this !

Now living close to family we will not be saying when we are in labour and probably still have 1 night to ourselves in hospital (or home - hoping to go home after 6 hours before family are to visit).

I think it is important to set boundaries (if you are having them) well before bub is born so people arent offended at the time!

But in saying that everyone is different. I know my sister was asking family to come up straight away.... so each to their own