I spent 8 days in hospital (minimum requirement was 7 days) with the option of staying longer. My DD was born in winter & my DH is an outdoor labourer, so go to take additional time off whilst I was in hospital, so he would come in the morning and stay until the evening - that would give me time to sleep and shower whilst he looked after DD.

At home he had another 2 weeks off & cooked, cleaned, washed etc.... and was very hands on with DD.

My mum then come over in the mornings and spent most of the days with me - letting me rest, feeding me & keeping me company.

I also had my IL's for about a week and they helped out too

I found that I wanted to get out of the house - I felt I had a bit of cabin fever b/c I was used to doing whatever I liked before DD come along but this time around I am planning on staying home as much as possible and taking up lots of offers for help & meals. (even though DH can cook)