Asher's other visitors

Asher had several other visitors at the hospital the day he was born. Several others wanted to come, but weren't able to make it for various reasons. They were worried that they had missed something by not seeing the baby immediately after birth, but we assured them. When they asked what he looked like, our response was, "Well, he looks like a baby." (albeit a cute one!) Some may say this is a flippant response, but babies do look like babies, right? This comes from being around the environment of babies and couples at the hospital to give birth. Working on the mother/baby floor for some years now, I have often wondered why other people feel such a need to see a baby so soon after birth. I say, give the poor parents a break and wait a week. For one thing, the baby won't remember who was there to see him/her right after birth, and with babies all looking like babies (as babies do), they wouldn't be missing much to wait just a little! It is important to close relatives, I understand, but to various friends and acquaintances? I would say this is not such a priority. I have seen countless visitors descend on some wretchedly tired couple with a new baby hours after the birth like vultures; eager to be a part of the show. Their eyes tell that they are way too tired for all the visitors, and et they cannot bring themselves to send them away. I have told these couples in the past that it's ok to send people away, and it's ok to tell them to come back at a more convenient time or to visit them at home.I really feel for them... But anyway, fortunately we did not experience anything of this kind. Our visitors were welcome and encouraged to come!