How long did you wait before introducing your newborn...?

[Nevaeh Blake]

Hello I'm 33 weeks pregnant with my first little girl, Aaliyah Jocelyn, and my husband and I were just talking about who we wanted to be at the hospital after shes born. Honestly, I don't want any visitors at all. I would really prefer that the first two or three weeks after Aaliyah is born we spend together as a family, and then once I get the hang of being a new mommy and nursing, then we allow the grandparents and family to come over and visit her.

My GMIL (his mother is out of the picture and his grandma is bascially his mother) and my mother seem to agree that i'm "selfish" because I don't want anyone but me and my husband holding our baby. They think they have every right to be present when my little girl comes into the world. My mom even said, "I'm your mother, and I have the right to see my grandaughter be born."

The more I think about it, the more stressed I get I just want time with my LO and my husband before grandparents snatch her away from me

How long did you wait before introducing your newborn to your family?
How did you feel seeing other people hold her/him?
Maybe I'm the only woman who feels this way, (because obviously my mother and GMIL don't), but IMO having a baby is a private time for the parents. I get so annoyed when I see 30+ family members bombarding a new mommy before she even has a chance to bond with her LO.

I know I can't keep them away for a long time, I just think that my baby should have time to get used to being in a new world before she feels 30 different sets of arms holding her