FOR MUM
Whether breast or bottle feeding, it's important to have lots of cuddles and skin -to -skin time with your baby. This promotes supply but also oxytocin (happy hormone) which can help you feel relaxed and promote healing after birth. Look after yourself - eat regularly and drink lots of water (even when you don't feel thirsty). Be comfortable saying "no, thank you" when people offer to visit in those early days (though a meal delivery is always appreciated!). Be ready to feel that your baby is constantly attached to you. This is totally normal and you are not setting yourself up for bad sleep habits. Baby needs you for comfort and reassurance, not just feeding and changing. Try to relax, even when holding baby - watch TV.

FOR PARTNER
Skin -to -skin contact with the baby is super - beneficial even if you weren't the one to give birth. Remember that your partner is in pain - her uterus is contracting and she may have had a c-section (major abdominal surgery). Do as much as you can for her, even if she doesn't ask.