This isn’t your basic advice about stocking up on pads or cold packs.  These are tips that will take you beyond the first 6 weeks, when the true healing starts to take place.  These are the things no one else tells you but can make all the difference in how you feel now and in the future. Make a plan with your support person to ensure self care It’s easy to put your own care on the back burner when you have a new baby.  I’ve been guilty of this        myself.  However, you’re not only doing a disservice to yourself but also your family.  Just like the…