Labour: That walking around really helps and to keep taking deep deep breaths.. For a c/s ( I had 3) that it hurts like all hell to stand for the first time but if you breathe deeply and keep your shoulders straight then it isn't so bad

First few days: That day 3-5 can be just plain horrible. Baby will cry a lot and want to feed a lot but that is all to do with Bfeeding (was in my case anyways)

that no matter how great you think your newborn is sleeping it will get worse then better then worse again lol..

Not sure if I can think of anything else right now.. for me those were the big things I wished I knew