No off switch.
On a good day you will manage a bath or shower and maybe read a bit of a newspaper. On a bad day you won't. And ignore all that stuff about getting dressed. That's for the birds.
Breast feeding, so hard. Breast pumps useless, latching impossible.
And although nhs is stalinist about bfing, much of the guidance was written round bottle fed babies and did not suit breast fed ones, eg time between feeds, weight and height gain. Don't know if still true.
That sometimes your db has a growth spurt and all you can do is sit there while you provide an udder. It's v boring.
That if you are giving out, you need liquid coming in or else you become constipated.
And what comes in will affect your db. So coffee will make him wired. Champagne, strawberries and melon are all acidic and will cause tummy pain. Fizzy water and champagne will make him windy or hiccupy. Flapjacks will cause diarrhoea.
And reflux. Omg, reflux.
Always put a t-shirt over work clothes but don't forget to take it off before you get there. Don't bother to buy muslins, use the 71 teatowels great aunt Mary has been giving you for the last 12 years. You will need them and they are more absorbent.
If your child has a fever in the first three weeks, it has a fever. Ignore the hv who says it can't happen.
make your op give you at least one nights sleep week if you are able to express and bottle feed/ bottle feed. If the little bugger won't accept a bottle even with expressed milk, make your op do all the nappies. It's a bonding experience for them.