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[quote=Anonymous]1. Sleep train from day one. I had good success with a combo of the methods in Moms on Call and Taking Cara Babies. 
2. Move them to their own crib if they're not sleeping well in the first couple of weeks. I thought we'd have him in our room longer, but it turned out he slept way better in his own room.
3. Stop breastfeeding/pumping if you're miserable. Formula is great. 
4. Nap as much as you can during the day. 
5. Get outside for short walks when you can. 
6. Buy comforting things for yourself for just this time -- new soft pajamas, robes or lounge wear, new soft bras, any fun skin care or stuff that makes you feel good, new cute water bottle, whatever.
7. Have a friend set up a meal train for you -- best thing ever. Best for it to start about a week after so you have time to get your sea legs. 
8. Go easy on the booze at first. Your tolerance will be nonexistent and it will feel horrible to get tipsy when you're not sleeping. Drink tons of water. 
9. Read super easy beach reads and watch light reality TV. Your emotions are insane. I wasn't able to tolerate anything remotely heavy. 
10. Accept help for sure, yet use the time to get to know and bond with your baby. Just take them everywhere you go, look at them, talk to them, lay on the floor with them, etc. It really is the longest shortest time. 
11. Best advice I got -- EVERYTHING is a phase. Even the parts that confuse you or annoy you will be over soon. And, every phase has good and bad. For example, they're not sleeping well yet, but they also can't move, so you can rest during the day while they just lay there.

For immediately after:
1. REST. Don't clean up, etc. when the baby is sleeping. Just chill. 
2. Wear the ice packs for a solid 48 hours post (vaginal) birth. The hospital may tell you only 24 hours is fine, but trust me. Just keep one on the area at ALL times for two straight days, minimum. I had a second degree tear and hemmies the size of golf balls yet was virtually painless due to this. 
3. COLACE. 
4. Beware of night sweats. I had to sleep on a towel and change PJs multiple times a night. 
5. Day four post-delivery was the big hormone crash for me. Oh, the tears. But, it was over by about day 8. It was baby blues, not PPD. PPD should be taken seriously, but I also think we're all scared into thinking we will all have it. Just watch for it but don't be scared.

Good luck! 
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