Those with older children...

Probably not only because my 2 year old is so emotional she will probably cry from missing me so my kids will meet baby when we bring him home

My four kids 16, 14, 12 & 11 will all be meeting our lo first after Dh and I of course they have been my helpers throughout this whole ordeal and I feel they have earned meeting their new sister before any of the rest of the family. It's been a roller coaster of surgery and recovery I had an oophorectomy with fallopian tube removal at 15 weeks due to a 10.8cm cyst with echoes which turned out to be benign so I have been on bed rest much of this pregnancy. Anyway, yes I think siblings should be some of the first to meet their new brother or sister. When my other kids were smaller we waited simply because they were younger and I feel that was a mistake now.

Yes ! It's a big deal very private and special moment I feel when other siblings meet the baby ☺️

Most definitely!! My DD is 9 and I want her to feel included.

Yup. My mom will be there for my delivery. But then she will step out, then we will have our skin to skin. Me 1st, then dad. Then my daughter (6.5) will have her time. Then open for visitors.

My 2 older kids will be the first to meet their baby sister but we are bringing her home to them instead of having anyone come to the hospital. I want them to be in a comfortable environment when they meet her for the first time (: we did this with my second as well.

Yep same here for our 4&5 year olds. They are the first to meet her before anyone else!!

We are. I'm actually getting induced this morning due to preeclampsia. And I told everyone no one is allowed back until my 2 year old can see his new sister.

Thats what were doing with our 2.5 yr old dd. We will have 1-2 hrs of family time before we allow visitors. This is a big change for her n shes the most important: ) my lil VIP :) everyone else can wait!

Yes I have already told my mother in law that I want my kids ages, 21,19 & 14 to be the first ones to see the baby. I feel we all need at least 1 hr together before anyone else.

I'm saying that's our preference but trying not to be gung-ho about it because I don't want to be disappointed if somebody makes a mistake and it doesn't happen that way. We want at least two hours just baby, me and DH. Then I'd like big bro to come (he's 2.5). But when he was born I said I wanted DH to announce his gender as we didn't find out but the silly dr didn't read my birth plan and shouted it before DH could. :-( So I'd rather just enjoy the moment and not be mad at anybody if I can help it this time. ;)

Yup. Nobody will be visiting or even allowed at the hospital until big sister has atleast an hour with him. Probably more

Of course well it will be my kids and my mother and her boyfriend because they are going to be in the waiting room for me to deliver.

Yes our 2 year old will meet her sister first

I'm having a home birth and my children have the choice to be present, my daughters are 9 and 10 yrs old. My 10 yr old is interested but my 9 yr old says "no way" lol.

Yes. That's how I want it to be. I don't want her to visit and see everyone already in there giving so much attention to the baby. I want her to be there first to meet her brother. Have our family bonding. Then let visitor come.

I have three other children aside from baby...13, 9, and 4. Luckily my In Laws are watching them while hubby stays with me at the hospital for c/section...they will be first (along with my In Laws) to see baby. :)

Does Noone else have the problem of the hospital not letting other babies and toddlers past the waiting room? Im dying thinking of spending 3 days away from my 2 year old and would love for him to be able to at least come visit us. But I'm afraid they won't let him at all =(

Yes all three siblings first with both sets of grandparents. No one else until we are ready.

Yes, I have 5 other children ages are 7yrs, 6yrs, 4yrs, 3yrs & 2yrs. I will not have any visitors until they get to meet baby. If people show up before them they will be turned away. My first day at home is also only me, hubby and the kids. Anyone show up on that day and I'll turn them away.

Yep! My 2y5m daughter will be the first to meet baby girl. :-)

Absolutely! I want my daughter to meet her little brother first so she knows how important they both are to us. Also I know once everyone else meets him it will be all about the baby and she may feel left out or jealous.

Oh I want to do this... I should probably tell my husband. :-P

Yes. We have already set that ground rule. We want our 4 year old to feel like hes special and so forth. We have told family they are not allowed to come visit til after Rilan has his chance