Newborn daily life?

[Fluffeh]

Hi it's finally dawned on me that even though I'm less than 6 weeks off meeting my baby I haven't a clue what to expect from a daily life point of view.
I've cared for babies before on behalf of friends/family but I've never had my own that is totally reliant on me.
Is there a typical day? Could anyone try to talk me through one or even a bad day vs a good day?
When I ask friends and family I just get "oh it's hard" or "you'll get used to it.... Eventually".
I like being prepared for things so really don't mind worse case scenario, I'd just love some kind of idea of what I should expect. I'm hoping to breastfeed and have no plans other than adjusting to being a parent for the first few weeks so I'm open to any suggestions :).
Thanks.

After DH had gone back to work DS and I would wake up at about 9am (usually I'd sleep until he started waving his arms in his basket).
Lying down feed in bed
Tea from a thermos mug (DH made this when having his own breakfast)
DS into basket so I could wizz through bathroom
Dressed (important: if you intend to try to leave the house, dress the first time you get an opporunity)
Breakfast downstairs: DS sat in bouncy chair on floor
Take DS to sofa, feed again
Sit and cuddle and read
Drink lots of water from water-bottle-with-straw
More bfing
Have lunch: for the first 6 weeks this meant getting a clingflimed plate of sandwiches out of the fridge (again, DH made these before going to work)
Sit on the sofa and bf
Maybe go for a little walk locally with the pram, to the library and back at least
Sit on the sofa and bf
DH home: chance to try and go to make dinner microwave a hm freezer meal or continue to sit on the sofa and bf whilst DH does dinner
Eat dinner: usually in shifts
Sit on the sofa and bf
Mum's chance to have a bath/shower whilst DH had a cuddle of DS
Try bedtime routine (bath, cuddle, bed)
Sit on the sofa and bf
Lie in bed and bf
Very very gently move DS to moses basket
Sleep
Lie in bed and bf (usually around 2am)
Very very gently move DS to moses basket (or be glad that we'd set our bed up for co-sleeping and could safely just finish the night all in together)
Sleep

What I decided was my full time responsibility for the first 6 weeks was bf. We went out some days, but always to places where it was easy to just sit down and feed him if necessary. Also this was the more structured routine after the first 2 weeks of not knowing what to do when and not being able to sit comfortably

All these replies are wonderful, thank you so much.
Even though some typical days sound really intense and difficult it's all helpful in getting my head in the right place. And scarily its making me excited too!
I honestly can't wait to meet her now, 6 weeks sounds both like no time at all and forever. :).

I've laughed out loud at this thread as my gorgeous son is now 9 weeks old and I too hadn't got a clue what to expect. I seem to have been feeding my hungry boy all the time since he was born.

Best thing I did was get iBabyFeed app on my iPhone so I can keep track of all the feeds and nappy changes. It keeps me sane just and when I get stressed about having done zero housework I check out stats on my app and it tells me I've breastfed for 8 hours and changed 7 nappies!!!

You will become obsessed and a complete expert on nappy contents and get stressed about weigh ins. You will love your beautiful baby more than you ever thought possible and the first and every subsequent smile makes you grin from ear to ear. Take loads of photos, camcorder footage as they change so quickly. I wish we had measured our son -they only weigh him at health centre - as I know he has grown loads but would love to know how much.

Don't feel guilty spending hours gazing at your gorgeous child in wonder. Just spend time really getting to know each other. My son now smiles, almost chuckles and listens intently to all the rubbish I talk about all day. I love him to bits and am totally and utterly knackered and so happy! Good luck with birth and getting to know your child.

For the first month I just breastfed, watched boxsets, napped with the baby. I loved it actually

It think it depends massively on the baby. Some are content. Some sleep a lot in the day and not at night. Some sleep more at night and scream all day. you will learn to just go with it. You'll spend a lot of the time feeding, probably a lot of the time worrying you're doing everything wrong! You may be feeling emotional and down, tired and a bit tearful for the first few weeks, it's normal.

Babies often cry A LOT. You will undoubtedly at some point think your baby will never stop crying, it will stop I promise!

Rememer that babies need a lot of sleep so try not to let them get over tired.

For me, with both of mine went something like this:

6am: Baby screaming, feed, wind, change nappy, screaming, 7:30am wrestle to sleep, 8:30am screaming, feed, nappy change, bounce and try and settle, walk about for a bit with baby on shoulder patting to soothe, 9:30am screaming, nappy change, out in the pram, screaming, 11am feed, pace around with baby some more, cuddle baby to sleep, screaming, baby sleep again 2pm feed, on and on. 24 hours a day.

It sounds pretty grim, you may have a placid baby. It gets better.

Oh and you will spend hours listening to them snuffling and breathing at night time. Gazing at their beautiful faces while they sleep. Awww. It's beautiful but tiring. Both mine are the best thing I ever did though. DS1 is 5 now and it doesn't seem like 5 mins since I was pacing around with that angry little baby. He's amazing.