Me (Irish) and my wife (Japanese) have a 7 week old baby and I was under the impression that the typical waiting time is one month before meeting people other than direct family.
We have relatives who we are close to, and are typically very lovely, but we only got one visit from my wife's aunt and uncle at the hospital and they haven't been over since. To be honest I was expecting more from the aunt because she's the only motherly presence my wife has left and is usually so supportive.
We've invited them over directly once the first-month "quarantine" ended but they declined. Then we asked about getting together with visiting cousins during obon, and they talked us out of it, because the our daughter will be "only 2 months old", and we "can see the counsin and his girls over new years."
There's no logical worry that they're not interested in being present. But it feels excessive to me and it's sad because I wanted them to be involved and was looking forward to seeing her with our cousin's girls while she's small (by the looks of things, that's not going to last long)
My sister had a baby in Ireland a day after us, and she has people visit all the time. In addition to having two large families be very active.
Has anyone here had the same experience? Do the older generation consider "quarantine" to be longer than I thought? Appreciate any input.
by Ansoni