We did all of the positions as well, but DS came so fast that I ended up lying on my back with my body doing all of the work. Positions be sort of ceased being relevant to me at that point. As it would for those who have had a ceasar. I was panicked and scared, but because of the good background my support person was legendary.
Lana the newborn stuff is good to. Maybe more reference to how you may feel afterwards. I felt like I was in a black hole I didn't get out of until DS was about 12 weeks old. No one really told me about that. I wasn't depressed as such (I think I had a mild case of PND), I think I was mourning the life I had before where I was free to do what I wanted when I wanted. A light switch eventually went off in my head and the little elf in my brain said, "you wanted this baby, you idiot, get over the life you had and accept what is in front of you!" I did, and it's been all plain sailing since then. People tend to think of PND as something where you're sitting on the bathroom floor with a knife ready to slit your wrists, but it can come in many different forms. That is my personal experience, others have other experiences. Either way you look at it a newborn in the house is certainly interesting when you're standing there thinking, "What the heck do I do now?"
Newborns are pretty basic creatures. They need heaps of sleep, need to eat a lot (and rather slowly) and often and just want their mummies to hold them 24 hours a day. Pretty confronting when you've lived in your own world for so long. If they don't get these things (or they suffer from colic etc) life can get very difficult and your relationship needs to be strong to get through it together.
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