The Newborn Phase Without Your Mom: Getting Help, Rest and Answers

The newborn phase without your mom means doing the hardest, sleepiest weeks of parenthood without the person who might have moved in to help. You can still get real help: a partner taking shifts, friends with specific jobs, a postpartum doula if it's in reach, and your pediatrician and OB for the questions she would have answered. Watch for signs that the baby blues have become something more, and call early.