A fertilization won't be taken amiss. If you're worried, then feed it at half or three-quarters the normal rate, but even the full rate is set pretty light. Watering it was exactly the correct thing to do; a completely dry Monstera is an unhappy Monstera.

https://www.thesill.com/blogs/plants-101/how-to-care-for-monstera-monstera-deliciosa

New plants are frequently stressed, so that's pretty normal. Just start caring for your new friend in the proper manner, and don't be too surprised with leaf losses for the first two weeks or so, or damage that shows up. Shipping, storage, they all take a toll. After that, things tend to improve.

Overall, the photo looks pretty good, so I think that will be just fine if it's in bright, indirect light and treated well. They're easy plants, so that shouldn't be too difficult.

Thank you so much for your help! Its very appreciated :)

I agree with morph, overall the plant looks pretty good. I think you'll be fine after some adjustment. One thing I learned about plants on a moss pole is that the pole also needs to be watered. Otherwise, it can wick moisture away from the plant. When I water my pole plants, I take them to the sink or shower. I give them a thorough shower. Let the excess water drain away for at least 30 minutes. Then put it back in the saucer.

Hope this helps!

its extremely stressed.. moved from seller to your house.. and then who knows what you did under the media shoving that pole in there ..

just water it properly for a few months.. and otherwise try not to kill it with too much love ...

i do NOT fertilize stressed plants .. plenty of time to do that when it settles down .. its stressed.. not hungry ....

with leaves of that size.. i dont know why they wouldnt flop down.. in some sense .. but since you dont show it before i dont know if it was normal or not ... changes in light from grower to seller to your house would be enough to effect the leaves on some level ...

anyway.. just leave it alone ... with proper watering ... try not to love it to death in the meantime ..

besides.. looks like you have plenty of plants there.. this shoudlnt be all that different than how you treat all them ....

ken

It looks pretty good for just getting it. Was it shipped to you? Monstera leaves can droop from being underwatered or overwatered. If the leaves don't perk up within few hours after watering it, it wasn't because it needed to water.

Make sure it's in a bright location and don't water again until it's pretty dry. I use a cheap moisture meter from amazon for mine and let it get to about a 2 before I water. I've found it's better for the roots that . And you want to focus on keeping the roots healthy. You'll probably lose some lower leaves but that's normal while it acclimating

Completely agree w ken~I never fertilize a plant until it’s been in my care several months bcuz you don’t know exactly what it’s recent situation was & you don’t want, or need, to over feed! It’s perfectly fine w/o fertilizing 2-3 months. I agree it looks pretty good too, not too stressed. Look into making self watering poles~the type you’re using offers support only but if the roots higher up get moisture & nutrients also, as when climbing in nature, you’ll get bigger leaves on an overall bigger & happier plant! To be honest, it’s watering needs greatly depend on how it’s been growing previously. I had a Monstera cutting I chopped after a hailstorm last summer, then dropped in a nearby bucket under a giant crepe myrtle, & promptly neglected, take off after it collected rain water a couple of times, & so, to this day it grows only in water! Lol. It was thriving as well as the mother plant in custom coco husk mix, so I didn’t see a need to change it. When I got my 1st albo cutting, it had started rooting already so I put in my usual custom aroid mix that plants love, but after a couple of weeks it just didn’t seem happy~no obvious issues but not as strong & crisp as it had been. And just didn’t seem like stress~I mean, it was overnighted. So I switched to a semi hydro set up w perlite & it perked up & took off!! Only recently, after leaving it for a year or so since it was so happy, I moved to just coco husk, bcuz they hold moisture in a similar way but a step closer to a drier substrate. If I sent the cutting I separated in dec, but already well rooted, to a buyer who planted & followed the usual “let dry out or nearly dry out first” rule, it would stress much more than if placed in a semi hydro set up. But you risk root rot, practically guarantee it, if the reverse happens. My Thai constellation came from a seller who tried aroid mix & perlite, but it only maintained~no deterioration but no growth either~until she moved it to leca in a semi hydro set up. It went quickly from 1 to 2 leaves & was working on its 3rd, so she recommended I do the same. I did, & it just split out it’s 3rd leaf since November or December. It’s growing as quickly as my albo.
So that’s my very long winded way of saying~I would ask your seller what it’s previous environment was. Then, unless you’re given some specific info to follow up with, I would leave exactly as is to settle for a bit. I would look into a different pole & increase the humidity, period. Even if your humidity measures ok, an increase can only help & boost the energy available to devote solely to new growth because it has abundant moisture w/o drowning the roots. Personally, I feed my plants a fabulous mixture of nutrients added to their watering. I use something made locally but PhiloGrow, available on Etsy from the lady who makes it herself & it’s fabulous, or Liquidirt are my top choices otherwise! The perfect assistance for weak stems & growing stronger roots. No worries of burning like fertilizer but the difference is obvious. I’ve never had plants grow so much from November thru February as they have since I started using those (& switched everything to some form of my custom soilless substrate). It’s difficult to be patient when we get new plants we want to love up, but patience, ie. time to observe & get to know what’s actually needed, is often the best form of love you can provide! Good luck~

Mist the leaves might help, or place it on humid bright environment. That big leaves plant look dry not because less water in soil, but it leaves evaporate water quicker compared with the root ability to absorb it from soil since the root still stressed. More nutrien in soil, harder the root on absorb water, so better not give any fertilizer until the plant healthy again.