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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I agree with the recommendation to have someone additional stay for the first couple of days if you can.  Our midwives followed a "one trip down and up stairs per day postpartum" rule and that was a good guideline for how quickly I recovered.  I have only had one, so it is definitely different, but we also followed their system of wake up, DH gets and changes baby while I pee, DH brings baby to me, DH gets water (we kept a pitcher up in the bedroom) and food while I nurse baby, baby goes back to sleep and we do it all over again.  We were actually awake most of the day (against recommendation) but I definitely wouldn't have been up for handling another child.

Since this is your second, you may be physically more able than you were the first time around.  If you are going to be handling food for yourself, consider buying or borrowing a dorm fridge for your bedroom (if you have the space).  You can stock it with fresh fruit, nuts, and cooked chicken.  I also found bran muffins or any kind of whole wheat muffin to be a godsend, those are what I ate when I needed a snack (i.e. every time I nursed in the middle of the night!).  You can make a bunch ahead of time and freeze them, they thaw really nicely.  See if one of your friends has a stand-alone freezer that you could borrow some space in.

If you can arrange to have someone take care of your older child for most of the day for the first 2 days, that would be how I would approach it.  If not a family member, a good friend with kids the same age would work (if you have someone who could be available during the day).  The more they can be out of the house doing fun stuff, the better the chance that you and DH can get some sleep during the day.[/quote]

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